Half Moon
Original title: Niwemang
“A passion able to cross borders.”
2006 · 1 h 47 min
Cast
Ismail Ghaffari 
Allah Morad Rashtiani Farzin Sabooni Kambiz Arshi Mohamad Nahid Sadiq Behzadpoor
Credits
Written by: 
Bahman Ghobadi
Plot
Mamo, an old and legendary Kurdish musician living in Iran, plans to give a final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bahman Ghobadi's road film is warm, absurd and musical, though loosely structured.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (3,317 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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