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Hauling blackboards on their backs, two educators venture into the desolate mountainous terrain of Iranian Kurdistan to promote literacy. Going separate ways, the teachers find themselves latching on to respective groups journeying to the Iraqi border. Reeboir (Bahman Ghobadi) joins a group of children acting as 'mules' .. Read more

Starring	Bahman Ghobadi, Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari
Director	Samira Makhmalbaf
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  Not pointless at all!
  
  This is an opportunity to get a real insight on how a disturbingly large amount of people on this planet still live. All of us in the west are well served to ... read more »
  
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  - ww
  - London, England
  - 25 Nov 2005 at 18:26
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  - 4
  Step away from the "Rent" button.
  
  Please, I beg of you, DON'T rent this film. (full stop)... I'm only writing more in this space because you have to write a minimum of 20 words for your ... read more »
  
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- - Onlyests
  - 52 reviews
  - 08 Nov 2011 at 18:39
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  Kurds and away
  
  Important to support Iranian cinema much of which is produced under very difficult circumstances, but I gave this my full attention and was neither entertained ... read more »
  
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- - Aphro
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  - SURBITON
  - 30 Oct 2011 at 19:07
- - 3
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  extraordinary, haunting film
  
  This is an extraordinary, haunting film, more about survival than anything else. It's loose structure and low key dialogue will not suit everyone, but It ... read more »
  
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- - brockfal
  - 54 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Oct 2011 at 13:03
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  what an education
  
  A very moving and beautifully crafted fim. The sense of tension slowly building to the both expected and yet unexpected ending. Just sit back and let it ... read more »
  
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- - gelyjon
  - 1 review
  - 22 Oct 2011 at 22:49
- - 0
  - 0
  A Bit Confusing!
  
  I found this film to be a real insight into the plight of the Kurds however I didn't quite understand all that was going on. It was only on hearing the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 Oct 2011 at 17:52
- - 1
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  Doesn't have to be a chore
  
  Sometimes you choose a film like this out of duty to learn rather than any expectation of enjoyment. Well, this is a touch slow at times - but certainly not a ... read more »
  
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  - Isle of Skye, Scotland
  - 05 Jul 2011 at 11:30
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  - 3
  Do not rent!
  
  This film is rubbish. Poor dialogue. Incomprehensible plot. Alegorical, sure, but not a well executed piece of film making and grossly over-rated
  
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  - Reading England
  - 16 Jan 2011 at 21:50
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  another world
  
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  The wanderings of two teachers seeking pupils in Iranian Kurdistan, travelling mountain tracks with heavy blackboards slung on their backs. One meets a group of... read more »
  
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  - Sandy
  - 25 Apr 2010 at 13:34
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  Hard going
  
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  It struggled to keep my attention really, although a fascinating insight into the culture of Iran & Iraq. The pace of the film, though, was so slow, it had ... read more »
  
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- - ghedgehog
  - 23 reviews
  - Milton Keynes
  - 14 Nov 2009 at 22:49
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  Educational
  
  Yeah it's OK. When it came out it was lauded as being great - possibly because Iranian cinema had been ignored largely until this point. It is not as ... read more »
  
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- - russio
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  Not pointless at all!
  
  This is an opportunity to get a real insight on how a disturbingly large amount of people on this planet still live. All of us in the west are well served to ... read more »
  
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  - ww
  - London, England
  - 25 Nov 2005 at 18:26
- - 6
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  Dignity, strength & hope in the face of adversity
  
  Set in the beleaguered Iraq border area this fable tells the story of two teachers who are desperate to ply their trade no matter what.
  
  They end up ... read more »
  
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- - yogajoga
  - london
  - 12 Jul 2004 at 16:13
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  Fantastic piece of ...
  
  Fantastic piece of work. A real insight into very difficult lives. Give it a go.
  
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  - EDINBURGH
  - 07 Aug 2004 at 09:07
- - 3
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  Interesting but slow
  
  As an insight into another way of life it was interesting, but I would've watched a documentary if that was what I was intending to get from the film. I am... read more »
  
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  - Surrey, England
  - 24 Jun 2006 at 10:04
- - 3
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  extraordinary, haunting film
  
  This is an extraordinary, haunting film, more about survival than anything else. It's loose structure and low key dialogue will not suit everyone, but It ... read more »
  
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- - brockfal
  - 54 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Oct 2011 at 13:03
- - 3
  - 1
  Sadly, a considerable disappointment...
  
  One can admire this for the fact that it was made by a 20-year-old, but sadly the story is dull and the acting poor. Local amateurs can do great a great job - ... read more »
  
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  - Aberdeen, UK
  - 28 Mar 2008 at 11:45
- - 2
  - 0
  Brillianrt direction; simple yet important story
  
  I wish I'd seen this on it's release in 2000.
  
  The story is so raw, so basic, so simple, yet watching each scene is mesmerising and entrancing... read more »
  
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  - Essex
  - 05 Sep 2008 at 12:06
- - 1
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  Good concept - poor execution
  
  The idea of the film is a good one - to show the life of travelling teachers who take their blackboards to Kurdish visllage on the border between Iran and Iraq ... read more »
  
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- - ThomasKus
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  - 17 Sep 2007 at 07:22
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  Blackboards
  
  Eloquenty and beautifully shot. The story is allowed space to enfold and take the viewer on a moving and profound journey. I immediately felt engrossed with the... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 30 Dec 2008 at 14:19
- - 1
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  Hard going
  
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  It struggled to keep my attention really, although a fascinating insight into the culture of Iran & Iraq. The pace of the film, though, was so slow, it had ... read more »
  
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- - ghedgehog
  - 23 reviews
  - Milton Keynes
  - 14 Nov 2009 at 22:49

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  Hauling blackboards on their backs, two educators venture into the desolate mountainous terrain of Iranian Kurdistan to promote literacy. Going separate ways, the teachers find themselves latching on to respective groups journeying to the Iraqi border. Reeboir (Bahman Ghobadi) joins a group of ...