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Blackboards (2000)

Genre : Drama, History, War

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Samira Makhmalbaf

Synopsis

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?

Actors

Said Mohamadi
Said Mohamadi
Said
Behnaz Jafari
Behnaz Jafari
Halaleh
Bahman Ghobadi
Bahman Ghobadi
Reeboir
Mohamad Karim Rahmati
Mohamad Karim Rahmati
Father
Rafat Moradi
Rafat Moradi
Ribvar
Mayas Rostami
Mayas Rostami
Young boy storyteller
Saman Akbari
Saman Akbari
Group leader
Ahmad Bahrami
Ahmad Bahrami
Marriage registrar
Mohamad Moradi
Mohamad Moradi
Match maker
Karim Moradi
Karim Moradi
Old man
Hassan Mohamadi
Hassan Mohamadi
Child
Rasool Mohamadi
Rasool Mohamadi
The boy porter
Somaye Veisee
Somaye Veisee
Little girl

Crews

Samira Makhmalbaf
Samira Makhmalbaf
Director
Samira Makhmalbaf
Samira Makhmalbaf
Writer
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Writer
Zaheer Qureshi
Zaheer Qureshi
Story Supervisor
Mohammad Reza Darvishi
Mohammad Reza Darvishi
Music
Ebrahim Ghafori
Ebrahim Ghafori
Cinematography
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Editor
Mohamad Ahmadi
Mohamad Ahmadi
Executive Producer
Shozo Ichiyama
Shozo Ichiyama
Producer
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Producer
Marco Mueller
Marco Mueller
Producer
Behroz Shahamat
Behroz Shahamat
Sound

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