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  • Blackboards
  • Opened December 6, 2002 | Runtime:1 hr 25 min
  • Two Kurdish teachers (Bahman Ghobadi, Said Mohamadi) trek through mountains on the border of Iran and Iraq in order to educate illiterates.
  • Cast: Bahman Ghobadi
  • Director: Samira Makhmalbaf
  • Genres: Drama

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Blackboards Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 64 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    Christian Science Monitor | David Sterritt

    Makhmalbaf continues her rise as Iran's most promising young female filmmaker,...

  • 91
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Sean Axmaker

    The stripped-down dramatic constructs, austere imagery and abstract characters...

  • 88
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    Like so much Iranian cinema, Blackboards is a work of lyrical propaganda. But...

  • 88
    New York Post | V.A. Musetto

    Makhmalbaf finds room for moments of humor and humanity.

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