Blackboards (2000)
2000 · 1h 25m · Drama, History, War
Genres: Drama, History, War
Itinerant Kurdish teachers, carrying blackboards on their backs, look for students in the hills and villages of Iran, near the Iraqi border during the Iran-Iraq war.
Director: Samira Makhmalbaf
Writers: Samira Makhmalbaf, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Music by: Mohammad Reza Darvishi
Cinematography: Ebrahim Ghafori
Editor: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cast
Said Mohamadi as SaidBehnaz Jafari as HalalehBahman Ghobadi as RebwarMohamad Karim Rahmati as FatherRafat Moradi as RibwarMayas Rostami as Young boy storytellerSaman Akbari as Group leaderAhmad Bahrami as Marriage registrarKarim Moradi as Old manHassan Mohamadi as ChildRasool Mohamadi as The boy porterSomaye Veisee as Little girlMore like this
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