تخته سياه
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?
Blackboards (2000) is a drama, history and war film directed by Samira Makhmalbaf, released on September 1, 2000 with a runtime of 1h 25m. It stars Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari, Bahman Ghobadi and Mohamad Karim Rahmati. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 43 ratings.
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Said Mohamadi
as Said
Behnaz Jafari
as Halaleh
Bahman Ghobadi
as Rebwar
Mohamad Karim Rahmati
as Father
Rafat Moradi
as Ribwar
Mayas Rostami
as Young boy storyteller
Saman Akbari
as Group leader
Ahmad Bahrami
as Marriage registrar
Karim Moradi
as Old man
Hassan Mohamadi
as Child
Rasool Mohamadi
as The boy porter
Somaye Veisee
as Little girl
Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf, written by Zaheer Qureshi, Samira Makhmalbaf and Mohsen Makhmalbaf, produced by Shôzô Ichiyama, Marco Mueller and Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 43 ratings.
Released in 2000, <i>Blackboards</i> was the second film by Samira Makhmalbaf, daughter of acclaimed Iranian auteur Mohsen Makhmalbaf and a precocious director in her own right. As the film opens, a group of itinerant teachers lug blackboards into the mountains of Iranian Kurdistan, seeking to bring education to this illiterate, impoverished region in exchange for some meagre income. Two of the teachers quickly…
Reviewed on September 13, 2018
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The main cast of Blackboards (2000) includes Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari, Bahman Ghobadi, Mohamad Karim Rahmati and Rafat Moradi. The film was directed by Samira Makhmalbaf. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Blackboards was released on September 1, 2000 and runs for 1h 25m.
Blackboards (2000) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 43 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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