Blackboards = Takhté siah / directed by Samira Makhmalbaf ; script, Mohsen and Samira Makhmalbaf ; producers, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Marco Muller for Fabrica Cinema in association with RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana.
A group of male teachers cross the mountainous paths of the remote Iranian Kurdistan region. They wander from village to village in search of students, carrying large blackboards on their backs, sometimes using them as shelter, camouflage and as shields from gunfire.
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| Language: | Kurdish English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
Kurdish dialogue with English subtitles. |
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New York, N.Y. :
Wellspring Media,
2003.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (85 min.) : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Takhté siah. [Parallel title] |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
A group of male teachers cross the mountainous paths of the remote Iranian Kurdistan region. They wander from village to village in search of students, carrying large blackboards on their backs, sometimes using them as shelter, camouflage and as shields from gunfire. |
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| Note: | Original motion picture released in 2000. Special features: The making of Blackboards, interview with Samira Makhmalbaf, filmographies, trailer, and Weblinks. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1995.9.I65 T355 2003 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| ISBN: | 0794204538 9780794204532 |
| Credits: | Camera, Ebrahim Ghafori ; music, M.R. Darvishi ; editor, Mohsen Makhmalbaf. |
| System Details: | DVD; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital 5.1. System requirements to access Weblinks features: Computer, DVD-ROM drive; internet connection. |
| Cast: |
Bahman Ghobadi, Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari. |