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.
Corporate Authors: |
Fabrica Cinema (Firm) Radiotelevisione italiana |
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Other Authors: |
Makhmalbāf, Samīrā, 1980-
(Director) Makhmalbāf, Muḥsin Jaʻfarī, Bihnāz (Performer) Mohamadi, Said (Performer) Ghobadi, Bahman (Performer) |
Language: | Kurdish English |
Language and/or Writing System: |
Kurdish dialogue with English subtitles. |
Published: |
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 |