Blackboards
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The film was an international co-production of the Makhmalbaf Productions of Iran, the Italian companies Fabrica and Rai Cinema, and the Japanese company T-Mark.
Plot
Following a bombing in Iranian Kurdistan, schoolteachers wander from village to village in search of students.
One of them comes across a group of teenagers working as "mules," smuggling goods across the border into Iraq. Despite the teachers' efforts, none of them is interested in learning—except for the young Rêbwar.
Another teacher meets a group of elderly men trying to return to their native land to spend their final days. One of them is traveling with his daughter, a young widow, and her son. The teacher decides to follow them.
Cast
- Said Mohamadi as 1.Teacher Saeed
- Behnaz Jafari as Halaleh
- Bahman Ghobadi as 2.Teacher Rebvar
- Mohamad Karim Rahmati as Father
- Rafat Moradi as Pupil Rebvar
Awards
- "Jury Prize", Official Competition section of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, France.[3]
- "Federico Fellini Honor", UNESCO, Paris, 2000.
- "François Truffaut prize", Giffoni Film Festival in Italy 2000.
- "Giffoni's Mayor Prize", Giffoni Film Festival, Italy, 2000.
- "Special cultural Prize", UNESCO, Paris, 2000.
- "The Grand Jury prize", American Film Institute, USA, 2000
References
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Further reading
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Rosenbaum reviews Blackboards and notes parallels with the 1950 Western, Wagon Master, that was conceived, produced, and directed by John Ford.
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- Iranian drama films
- 1999 films
- 1999 drama films
- Italian drama films
- Japanese drama films
- Kurdish-language films
- Films directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
- Films about educators
- Films set in Iran
- 1990s Japanese films
- Cannes Jury Prize winners