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Director: Samira Makhmalbaf
Genre: Drama
Release Date: December 06, 2002 (USA
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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 ... 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 th ... Continue >>

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