

Blackboards
Itinerant Kurdish teachers, carrying blackboards on their backs, look for students in the hills and villages of Iran, near the Iraqi border during the Iran-Iraq war. Said falls in with a group of old men looking for their bombed-out village; he offers to guide them, and takes as his wife Halaleh, the clan's lone woman, a widow with a young son. Reeboir attaches himself to a dozen pre-teen boys weighed down by contraband they carry across the border; they're mules, always on the move. Said and Reeboir try to teach as their potential students keep walking. Danger is close; armed soldiers patrol the skies, the roads, and the border. Is there a role for a teacher? Is there hope?
TMDB
6.7/10
43 votes
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
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- Language
- Kurdish
- society
- teacher
- poverty
- blackboard
- woman director
- kurd
- iran-iraq war
Top billed cast
Where to watch
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereAFI Film Festival25 Oct 2000
- Theatrical (limited)6 Dec 2002
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival11 May 2000
- Theatrical11 Oct 2000
ItalyIT
- Theatrical1 Sept 2000
South KoreaKR
- TheatricalAll14 Nov 2003
Frequently asked questions
- When was Blackboards released?
- Blackboards was released on 1 September 2000.
- Where can I watch Blackboards online?
- Blackboards is available on Watcha in KR. Use the Watch now links in the Where to watch section for official pages.
- Is there a Hindi trailer for Blackboards?
- No verified Hindi trailer for Blackboards is available yet. Only the original-language trailer is listed.
- What is the rating of Blackboards?
- Blackboards holds a 6.7/10 audience score from 43 votes.
- Who directed Blackboards?
- Blackboards (2000) was directed by Samira Makhmalbaf.
- How long is Blackboards?
- Blackboards runs for 1h 25m.














