A very different road movie starting in kurdish iran, where legendary singer mamo ismail ghaffari takes his ten sons on a journey, in a borrowed bus, to perform a concert somewhere in kurdish iraq. This time he has moma, a great kurdish musician, travel to iraq to give a concert in the kurdish part. His faithful friend kako will drive a school bus and help gather together mamos ten musical adult sons, scattered throughout iranian kurdistan. Half moon is the moving and beautiful new film from kurdish director bahman ghobadi a time for drunken horses, turtles can fly. Under the skin of the city rakhshan banietemad, 2001 a quietly political drama, this moving film focuses on a familys endeavours to escape the circumstances of its own class restrictions. Mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in iran, plans to give one final concert in iraqi kurdistan. The film, which is a joint production of iran, iraq, austria and france by the mijfilm company will also be screened in other british cities. There was a haunting, lyrical approach to war in turtles can fly, this kurdish iranian directors. Mamo, an iconic kurdish musician in the twilight of his life and with failing health, must lead a dozen of his sons to iraq for a concerta cry of freedomto celebrate the fall of saddam hussein and the end of his repression of kurdish music. His 2008 film half moon was banned and says he was left feeling depressed and suicidal after spending three years unsuccessfully trying. Again there is the story of a legendary kurdish musician living in iran who wishes to make the journey over the mountains into iraq in order to perform at a concert.
After the fall of saddam hussein, mamo ismail ghaffari, a. Starring iranian superstar hedyeh tehrani, golshifteh farahani, and a number of local nonactors, half moon is a bittersweet comedy about. Column abc may not make a big deal about jojo fletchers persian mother, but its huge to middle easterners. Moma ignores the prediction that something will happen to him before half moon. Mamo, an iconic kurdish musician in the twilight of his life and failing health, and he must lead a dozen of his sons to iraq for a concert,a cry of freedom, to celebrate the fall of saddam hussein and the end of his repression of kurdish music. A moving and beautiful new film from kurdish director bahman ghobadi a time for drunken horses, turtles can fly. Award winner iranian movies with english subtitles on dvds. The kurdishiranian director bahman ghobadis first two movies, a time for drunken horses and turtles can fly, were fierce bulletins from the. Mamo is an elderly statesman of kurdish music, and as the jovial collection of men make their way across the border between iranian and iraqi. Borders between countries and borders between life and death.
Half moon is a joint production of iran, austria, france and iraq. An interview with bahman ghobadi, director of half moon if i only want to say what the government wants me to, then i have to be a government employee, not a filmmaker. Many of the films she has appeared in have kindled controversy in iran. Kurdish iranian filmmaker bahman ghobadis fourth feature film, half moon niwemang, 2006 picks up the themes and the essential narrative elements from his earlier marooned in iraq 2002. The mozart inspired road movie revolves around a man named memo played with great accuracy by ismail gaffer, a prominent but old kurdish musician. The hidden half of the title references not only the grouping of women in iranian society, hidden by the chador and custom and law, but also a hidden part of the life of the main character, fereshteh, who lives for nearly 20 years with a husband who does not know she was a communist activist, and perhaps it is also a reference to the hidden. For his poetic fourth feature, half moon, the kurdishiranian writer and director bahman ghobadi returns to the breathtaking desolation of the kurdish borderlands and the enduring optimism. Kurdish iranian filmmaker bahman ghobadis fourth feature film, half moon niwemang, 2006 picks up the themes and the essential narrative. To be an iranian, to be a kurd two small, but central womens roles the singer hesho and the mysterious niwemang half moon are played by iranian stars. See more ideas about cinema, film and iranian film. Bahman ghobadis half moon is a beautiful and often humorous look into the lives of kurdish wanderers. For his poetic fourth feature, half moon, the kurdishiranian writer and director bahman ghobadi returns to the breathtaking desolation of the kurdish borderlands and the enduring optimism of his people.
His friend kako helps him gather mamos ten musical sons. Golshifteh farahani is an iranian actress who has appeared in several critically acclaimed films over the years and has been recognized by the international film fraternity for being a fine performer. The entire film takes place on the borderlands or, perhaps, nomanslands between turkey, iraq and iran. Iranian filmmakers pain over fiancee saberis time in. Lets take a look at some highlights from the 21st century. Halve maen efteling, a ship swing in the efteling theme park in the netherlands half moon festival, a bimonthly event on ko pha ngan, thailand. Renowned old musician mamo has been granted permission to perform freely again in iraqi kurdistan, a chance he has awaited for some 35 years. The actress hedieh tehrani has a reputation as an iranian superstar, but nevertheless the iranian cultural officials accused the movie of separatism because of its use of the kurdish language and therefore refused to issue a screening license for half moon in iran. With ismail ghaffari, allahmorad rashtian, farzin sabooni, kambiz arshi. Golshifteh farahani bio, facts, family life of iranian. Iranian film the hidden half, directed by tahmineh milani. Half moon has much of this mood particularly in ghobadis fondness as a filmmaker for scenes that involve people being exposed like neglected animals to the bitter cold. Half moon is a 2006 film written and directed by iranian kurdish filmmaker bahman ghobadi.
Half moon 2007 years after the fall of saddam hussein, kurdish singer mamo ismail ghaffari intends to sing at a concert in iraq. Tehran bahman qobadis bittersweet comedy half moon premiered in the uk at londons institute of contemporary arts on friday. Half moon, an absolutely wonderful film directed by bahman ghobadi, and with a cameo appearance by hedye tehrani, is a story about borders. Kurdish director, stuck between iraq and iran the new. Rent half moon 2006 starring ismail ghaffari and allahmorad rashtian on dvd and bluray.
For his poetic fourth feature, half moon, the kurdishiranian writer and director bahman ghobadi returns. Iran, iraq, and turkey, with the intervention of a fourth as this film notes, the u. However, he lives in iran and must travel to cross the border. A carefree young iranian bride discovers too late that her husbands family are alqaeda commandos in narges abyars dramatic retelling of a true story, when the moon was full. Half moon lacrosse, first nations lacrosse player halfmoon or medialuna californiensis, a sea chub native to the pacific ocean. Half moon is bahman ghobadis sequel to marooned in iraq. Coproduced by iran, iraq, austria and france, half moon stars hedieh tehrani, golshifteh farahani, hassan purshirazi, and farzin sabuni. Fai clic qui per aggiungere una frase del film half moon adesso.
Niwemang is also a rare kurdish name, and the name of a surprise character in half moon. After seven months of trying to get a permit and rounding up his ten sons, he sets out for the long and troublesome journey in a derelict bus, denying a recurring vision of his own. An interview with bahman ghobadi, director of half moon. Ghobadi is a favored son here in donostia where his last film turtles can fly was unanimously awarded the best film golden concha two years ago. See more ideas about iranian film, i movie and movies. The kurdish director bahman ghobadi on the set of his fourth film, half moon, which has met with opposition in iran. The films audience in iran, the bad films we see all, see the comedy of a thousand feet, but on the other hand, they are welcomed by the sixth and a half indians and the night that finished the moon. I hope the audience becomes tempted to reach the hidden part of kurdistan while watching the film.
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