Blackboards
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Summary:
Samira Makmalbaf makes her sophomore feature outing with this bold, elliptical look at the plight of marginalized populations in modern Iran. The film opens with a group of Kurdish teachers lugging blackboards on their backs in the rocky hinterland looking for illiterates to educate. The group splits up in a panic when they are suddenly confronted by a helicopter border patrol. Two pe... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Bahman Ghobadi - (Reeboir)
Behnaz Jafari - (Halaleh)
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Review:
Samira Makhmalbaf's drama Takhte Siah (Blackboards) is a well-made, if inaccessible, tale of humanity. Most audiences may have a hard time understanding why these Kurdish teachers are wandering through the inhospitable mountains looking for students. Even more puzzling is why unseen helicopters and gunmen insist on hunting them down at ... Continue >>
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