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Samira Makhmalbaf Drama | War 2000 Iran | Italy | Japan 1h24m

Kurdish teachers Said and Reeboir roam Iranian villages near Iraqi border during war. Said guides displaced men, marries widow Halaleh. Reeboir joins child smugglers. Amid danger, they try teaching nomadic students while soldiers patrol.

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Festival selections:

Busan Film FestivalFestival de Cannes Official selectionInternational Film Festival of RotterdamKarlovy Vary Film FestivalToronto Film Festival

Cast & Crew

Rights owner | Wildbunch

Directors | Samira Makhmalbaf

Producers | Mohammad Ahmadi

Writers | Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Samira Makhmalbaf

Cast | Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari, Bahman Ghobadi, Mohamad Karim Rahmati

DOP | Ebrahim Ghafori

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