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Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival
A group of male teachers cross the mountainous paths of the remote Iranian Kurdistan region. They wander from village to village in search of students, carrying large blackboards on their backs, sometimes using them as shelter, camouflage and as shields for gunfire. One teacher ventures away from the group and meets up with a group of young boys who are carrying contraband across the border. Another teacher comes upon a group of old refugees who want to return to their village in Kurdistan, which was chemically attacked by the Iraqis. The teachers must also face other hardships and obstacles along the way, including unseen enemy helicopters and gunfire. Samira Makhmalbaf's award-winning film is a visually powerful and compelling depiction of a group of people who must battle for survival every day of their lives.
A la suite d’un bombardement au Kurdistan iranien, des instituteurs vont de village en village à la recherche d’élèves. Leur tableau noir est souvent leur seul bien. L’un croise en chemin un groupe d’adolescents qui essaye de passer des marchandises en contrebande en Irak, l’autre un groupe de vieillards et de femmes qui cherchent à regagner leur terre natale pour y mourir. Puisque leur tableau ne sert pas à apprendre, il aide alors à survivre et se transforme en civière, en bouclier…
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