Half moon iranian movie

Bahman ghobadi turtles can fly a time for drunken horses daf documentary short kasi az. Dec 14, 2007 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 director, stuck between iraq and iran the new york. But first they must pick up hesho, mamos exiled singer and muse. 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. Kurdish iranian movie night, bahman ghobadi joes garage. Half moon is a joint production of iran, austria, france and iraq.

Movies archive farsiland, iranian movies, persian movies. 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. Feb 03, 2009 bahman ghobadigolshifteh farahanihedye tehranisummary. 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. Halve maen efteling, a ship swing in the efteling theme park in the netherlands. Borders between countries and borders between life and death. Half moon dvd for his poetic fourth feature, half moon, the kurdish iranian writer and director bahman ghobadi returns to the breathtaking desolation of the kurdish borderlands and the enduring optimism of his people. For his poetic fourth feature, half moon, the kurdishiranian writer and director bahman ghobadi returns to the breathtaking desolation of the. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Dec 16, 2007 kurdish director, stuck between iraq and iran the kurdish director bahman ghobadi on the set of his fourth film, half moon, which has met with opposition in iran.

The film is based on henrik ibsens 1879 play a dolls house, with sara in the role of nora, hessam in the role of torvald, sima in the role of ms linde and goshtasb in the role of nils krogstad. Half moon niwemang world narrative competition 2006, iran, iraq, austria, france bahman ghobadi celebrated filmmaker, bahman ghobadi, returns with this meditative portrayal on life after the. Half moon, an absolutely wonderful film directed by bahman ghobadi, and with a cameo appearance by hedye tehrani, is a story about borders. Watch half moon full movie in hd visit mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in iran, plans to give one. This movie was commissioned by the new crowned hope festival, a celebration of the 250th birthday of wolfgang amadeus mozart, and the story plot has been inspired in part by mozarts requiem. An iranian kurdish musician, now a minor celebrity, embarks on an arduous journey to play a concert in iraqi kurdistan. Golshifteh farahani, hedye tehrani, allahmorad rashtian. Hassan is a student of religious islamic school and is about to be dressed as a missioner. 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 death at half moon. See more ideas about film movie, movies, iranian film. Mamo, the old renowned kurdish musician, has begun a journey to iraq to perform a music concert after the fall of saddam hussein. His faithful friend kako will drive a school bus and help gather together mamos ten musical adult sons, scattered throughout iranian kurdistan. Nive heyve aka niwemanghalf moon 2006 iran, colour, 107m. Watch half moon full movie in hd visit movie 43985 mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in iran, plans to give one.

With negar shaghaghi, ashkan koshanejad, hamed behdad, babak mirzakhani. Half moon festival, a bimonthly event on ko pha ngan, thailand. Mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in iran, plans to give one final. See more ideas about iranian film, i movie and movies. Half moon bay is an omnibus format project consisting of four films that are based on william saroyans works. With hossein parastar, hamed rajabali, mehran rajabi, mahmoud nazaralian. Mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in iran, plans to give one final concert in iraqi kurdistan. Award winner iranian movies with english subtitles on dvds. 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. 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. 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.

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. Bahman ghobadi niwemang best song ever kurdish cinema. Half moon dvd 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. Bahman ghobadis half moon is a beautiful and often humorous look into the lives of kurdish wanderers. Their plan is to drive across the border between iranian and iraqi kurdistan, but the. However, he lives in iran and must travel to cross the border. The mozart inspired road movie revolves around a man named memo played with great accuracy by ismail gaffer, a prominent but old kurdish musician. Feb 09, 2011 niwaymang half moon 2006 best kurdish movie kurdish film. The kurdishiranian director bahman ghobadis first two movies, a time for drunken horses and turtles can fly, were fierce bulletins from the.

Half moon lacrosse, first nations lacrosse player halfmoon or medialuna californiensis, a sea chub native to the pacific ocean. In sorani kurdish and farsi with english subtitles. Golshifteh farahani, hedye tehrani, allahmorad rashtian, hassan poorshirazi, ismail ghaffari, sadiq behzadpoor, bahman ghobadi. Half moon is a 2006 film written and directed by iranian kurdish filmmaker bahman ghobadi. In such a time when his other mates are excited and are getting ready to be formally dressed and to become a spiritual missioner hassans doubts and incoherences starts and he begins to have a struggle. Half moon 2006 bahman ghobadi synopsis, characteristics. The result was the red flag with the white crescent moon and star, which is the precursor to the modern flag of turkey. A moving and beautiful new film from kurdish director bahman ghobadi a time for drunken horses, turtles can fly.

The largest selection of high quality persian iranian movies on the web only on. 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. With ashot adamyan, vivien bastajyan, hovhannes galstyan, narine grigoryan. It starts with gathering the players of the band in a small town in iran and then travels on by bus through the battered lands. With ismail ghaffari, allahmorad rashtian, farzin sabooni, kambiz arshi. Their plan is to drive across the border between iranian and iraqi kurdistan, but the road will be long and winding plus the local wise man has predicted calamity. Half moon 2007 years after the fall of saddam hussein, kurdish singer mamo ismail ghaffari intends to sing at a concert in iraq. Halfmoon or medialuna californiensis, a sea chub native to the pacific ocean. Half moon niwemang world narrative competition 2006, iran, iraq, austria, france bahman ghobadi celebrated filmmaker, bahman. The white crescent with an eightpointed star on a red field is depicted as the flag of a turkish man of war in coltons delineation of flags of. Iranian musicians negar and ashkan look for band members to play at a london concert and the visas that allow them to leave tehran to do so. All the actions in the stories take place in a town called half moon bay. The entire film takes place on the borderlands or, perhaps, no.

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