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Blackboards (Takhté siah) (Directors Suite) (2000)

Blackboards (Takhté siah) (Directors Suite) (2000)

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Released 18-Feb-2009
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After the success of her award-winning debut, The Apple, Samira Makhmalbaf's second film brought the young director even greater acclaim.

In the brutal mountains along the Iran/Iraq border, two nomadic teachers, Reeboir and Said, roam the landscape in search of pupils. They carry their blackboards on their backs, sometimes using them as a shelter, as camouflage and as shields against gunfire. Reeboir encounters a group of young border smugglers for whom education has little meaning, whilst Said becomes involved with some old men seeking a safe route back over the border to Iraq. Makhmalbaf, daughter of the famed Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, elicits strong performances from a largely non-professional cast and creates a visually powerful and insightful depiction of a people on the edge of a country and a society.
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Drama 2000 81:55 576i (PAL) 1 2 3 4 5 6
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