TEHRAN – Prominent Iranian director Ebrahim Hatamikia has paid tribute to Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah who was assassinated in a terrorist bombing by Israel on Friday.
In his written eulogy, Hatamikia expressed deep sorrow and disbelief at Nasrallah’s martyrdom. He reflected on Nasrallah’s significance, saying, “It’s hard to imagine Lebanon without you.”
The director of many award-winning films, such as ‘Glass Agency’ and ‘Bodyguard’, wrote that he recalled waiting to meet Nasrallah in Lebanon but never having the chance.
“I was pretending to be a hero in a story when I heard that Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah had died,” he noted, using metaphorical language. 
In a reference to film directing, he wrote, “The sound and camera may be off, but your movement will continue to Al-Quds.” 
In a message of condolences on Saturday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei declared five days of national mourning over the martyrdom of Nasrallah.