Who is Gabbeh in Gabbeh?

Shaghayegh Djodat plays Gabbeh in the film.

What is Gabbeh about?

In this Iranian romantic fantasy, an elderly married couple (Hossein Moharami, Roghieh Moharami) head to the river to wash their gabbeh, a traditional Persian carpet with a colorful illustration of a young woman woven into it. Suddenly, the figure in the design (Shaghayegh Djodat) springs miraculously to life, declares herself to be called Gabbeh, and then spins a story about her history, her family and the man she loved but was forbidden to marry.

Gabbeh

Name: Gabbeh
Duration: 74
Rating: 79

NR 1 hr 14 min

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How long is Gabbeh?: Gabbeh is 1 hr 14 min long.

Who directed Gabbeh?: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Who is Gabbeh in Gabbeh?: Shaghayegh Djodat plays Gabbeh in the film.

What is Gabbeh about?: In this Iranian romantic fantasy, an elderly married couple (Hossein Moharami, Roghieh Moharami) head to the river to wash their gabbeh, a traditional Persian carpet with a colorful illustration of a young woman woven into it. Suddenly, the figure in the design (Shaghayegh Djodat) springs miraculously to life, declares herself to be called Gabbeh, and then spins a story about her history, her family and the man she loved but was forbidden to marry.