Blackboards (2000)
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?
Cast
- Said Mohamadi - Said
- Behnaz Jafari - Halaleh
- Bahman Ghobadi - Rebwar
- Mohamad Karim Rahmati - Father
- Rafat Moradi - Ribwar
- Mayas Rostami - Young boy storyteller
- Saman Akbari - Group leader
- Ahmad Bahrami - Marriage registrar
- Karim Moradi - Old man
- Hassan Mohamadi - Child
Screenplay
- Samira Makhmalbaf
- Zaheer Qureshi (Story Supervisor)
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Themes
Crushing Despair and the Void, A Weary Soul and Exhaustion, Daily Struggles of the Working Class, Poverty Cycle and Hopelessness, Great Depression: Struggle and Survival
Keywords
society, teacher, poverty, blackboard, woman director, kurd, iran-iraq war
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Blackboards about?
- 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?
- Who directed Blackboards?
- Blackboards was directed by Samira Makhmalbaf.
- Who stars in Blackboards?
- Blackboards stars Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari, Bahman Ghobadi, Mohamad Karim Rahmati, Rafat Moradi, Mayas Rostami.
- How long is Blackboards?
- Blackboards has a runtime of 1h 25m (85 minutes).
- What genre is Blackboards?
- Blackboards is a Drama, History, War film.
- Where was Blackboards produced?
- Blackboards was produced in Iran, Italy, Japan.
- What are the themes of Blackboards?
- The themes of Blackboards include: Crushing Despair and the Void, A Weary Soul and Exhaustion, Daily Struggles of the Working Class, Poverty Cycle and Hopelessness, Great Depression: Struggle and Survival.