Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Blackboards end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Blackboards easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Blackboards violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Blackboards scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Blackboards

Name: Blackboards
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 2000
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari, Bahman Ghobadi, Mohamad Karim Rahmati, Rafat Moradi

Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf

Produced by Fabrica, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions

200085 min6.7 / 10

A meditative, melancholic portrait of two teachers struggling to find meaning and students amid the displacement and poverty of the Iran-Iraq war.

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?

Clusters

Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Coping With Loss Loyalty Under Pressure Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Drama History War

Keywords

Society Teacher Poverty Blackboard Woman Director Kurd Iran-iraq War

Questions people ask

Is Blackboards sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Blackboards end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Blackboards easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Blackboards violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Blackboards scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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