''Blackboards'' ( fa, تخته سیاه, ''Takhté siah'') is a 2000

Iranian film The Cinema of Iran (Persian: سینمای ایران), also known as the Cinema of Persia, refers to the cinema and film industries in Iran which produce a variety of commercial films annually. Iranian art films have garnered international fame a ...

directed by Samira Makhmalbaf. It focuses on a group of Kurdish refugees after the chemical bombing of Halabja by

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolutio ...

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

during the

Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Counci ...

. The screenplay was co-written by Makhmalbaf with her father,

Mohsen Makhmalbaf Mohsen Makhmalbaf ( fa, محسن مخملباف, ''Mohsen Makhmalbaaf''; born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror in more than 1 ...

. The dialogue is entirely in Kurdish. Makhmalbaf describes it as "something between reality and fiction. Smuggling, being homeless, and people’s efforts to survive are all part of reality... the film, as a whole, is a metaphor." The film was an

international co-production A co-production is a joint venture between two or more different production companies for the purpose of film production, television production, video game development, and so on. In the case of an international co-production, production companie ...

between the

Makhmalbaf Productions Makhmalbaf is an Iranian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Mohsen Makhmalbaf (born 1957), Iranian film director * Samira Makhmalbaf (born 1980), Iranian film director, daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf * Hana Makhmalbaf Hana Makhm ...

of Iran, the

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companies Fabrica and

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, and the Japanese company T-Mark.

Cast

* Said Mohamadi as 1.Teacher Saeed *

Behnaz Jafari Behnaz Jafari ( fa, بهناز جعفری, born in 1975) is an Iranian actress. Biography Behnaz Jafari was born in 1975, Tehran, Iran. She is graduated in dramatic literature from Islamic Azad University. She won the ''Crystal Simorgh for Bes ...

as Halaleh *

Bahman Ghobadi Bahman Ghobadi ( fa, بهمن قبادی; ; born 1 February 1969 in Baneh, Kurdistan province, Iran) is an Iranian Kurdish film director, producer and writer. He belongs to the " new wave" of Iranian cinema. Biography He was born in Baneh, a K ...

as 2.Teacher Rebvar * Mohamad Karim Rahmati as Father * Rafat Moradi as Pupil Rebvar

Awards

* "

Jury Prize A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence and render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Juries developed in England duri ...

", Official Competition section of the

2000 Cannes Film Festival The 53rd Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2000. French film director, screenwriter, and producer Luc Besson was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Danish film '' Dancer in the Dark'' by Lars von Trier. The ...

, France. * "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

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* {{Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize 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

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