23rd October 2003

Blackboards
(Takhté siah)

Director: Samira Makhmalbaf

Iran, Italy, Japan, 2000

Run Time: 85 minutes, Certificate: ,
Genre: Drama, War, Language: Persian, Kurdish

Synopsis:

The story of 2 nomadic teachers who carry their blackboards on their backs and roam the brutal mountains of Iran/Iraq order in search of pupils. Deeply engaging.

24th Season's Programme