Blackboards
Original title: Takhté siah / The Blackboard
2000 · 1 h 28 min
Samira MakhmalbafCast
Said Mohamadi 
Behnaz Jafari 
Bahman Ghobadi Mohamad Karim Rahmati Rafat Moradi Mayas Rostami
Credits
Written by: 
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Plot
Itinerant Kurdish teachers, carrying blackboards on their backs, look for students along the Iran-Iraq border.
Sinekatalog’s take
Samira Makhmalbaf's drama is poetic and bleak, with striking landscapes and simple parables about education and survival.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Cannes Film Festival 2000: Jury Prize
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (3,058 votes)
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