Blackboards (2002)

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Blackboards
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StarringSaid MohamadiBehnaz JafariBahman Ghobadi
DirectorSamira Makhmalbaf
WritersSamira Makhmalbaf
NR 1 hr 25 minDec 6th, 2002Drama, History, War
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Plot
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. Said falls in with a group of old men looking for their bombed-out village; he offers to guide them, and takes as his wife Halaleh, the clan's lone woman, a widow with a young son. Reeboir attaches himself to a dozen pre-teen boys weighed down by contraband they carry across the border; they're mules, always on the move. Said and Reeboir try to teach as their potential students keep walking. Danger is close; armed soldiers patrol the skies, the roads, and the border. Is there a role for a teacher? Is there hope?

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 6th, 2002
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 17th, 2004 - Buy DVD
Original Language:Persian
Executive Producers:Mohamad Ahmadi
Production Companies:Fabrica, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions, RAI Cinema, T-Mark
Blackboards on the Web:WikiData
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