Half moon ghobadi, 2006 bahman ghobadis mesmerizing road movie about an elderly kurdish pop star who travels from iran to iraqi kurdistan to perform one final concert after the fall of saddam hussein. Bahman ghobadi was born in baneh in 1969, a city in iranian kurdistan near the iraqi border. May 22, 2008 half moon, an absolutely wonderful film directed by bahman ghobadi, and with a cameo appearance by hedye tehrani, is a story about borders. After starting out in photograp hy, he began attracting attention in his twenties from his short documentary films about kurdish life.
Shortly after graduating from the national audiovisual school, he. Young iranian kurdish siblings try to save the youngest of them, who is seriously ill. He attended iranian broadcasting college, but did not graduate. We decided to commission five upandcoming iranian filmmakers, two of them as young as 10 and, to produce a series of short videos on the themes of war and peace. Rent half moon 2006 starring ismail ghaffari and allahmorad rashtian on dvd and bluray. Bahman ghobadi is an iranian film director, producer and writer of kurdish ethnicity. Cinemagora is a free movie guide that helps you to choose which movie to watch. Bahman ghobadi s half moon is a beautiful and often humorous look into the lives of kurdish wanderers.
Bahman ghobadis life on the border, hans steinbichlers the diary of anne frank join generation special screenings. Rent turtles can fly 2005 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Rhino season film rebirth for exiled iran director. One of these short films, life in fog 1999 is even considered as the most famous short ever made in iran. 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. The films of bahman ghobadi friday through monday born in iranian kurdistan, bahman ghobadi is probably best known for his 2000 fiction feature, a. Half moon iraq, 2006 by bahman ghobadi is available in the original language with english subtitles for streaming from6 eur. 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. Hans steinbichlers the diary of anne frank is among two special screenings added to the berlin film festivals feb 1121 generation strand, aimed at teenagers and children.
He lived in baneh until, at the age of 12, civil disputes caused his entire family to immigrate to sanandaj, the center of kurdistan province in iran. Download niwemang half moon 2006 mko torrent or any other torrent from video movies direct download via magnet link. Based in melbourne australia aims to be reliable source for those who are interested in any aspect of the young kurdish cinema. Half moon kurdish film directed by bahman ghobadi kurdistan, jafar. Find movie and film cast and crew information for rhino season. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Union leader movie download in hindi 720p torrent podcast.
The reason he is not happy is because as a film director in a country where his industry is still stuttering, he must take responsability for the entire process of every aspect of film making. Find movie and film cast and crew information for rhino season 2012 bahman ghobadi on allmovie. His movies, which often deal with the experiences of. Bahman ghobadi, soran ebrahm, hirsch feyssal and avaz latif directed by. With ismail ghaffari, allahmorad rashtian, farzin sabooni, kambiz arshi.
Shortly after graduating from the national audiovisual school, he made his first short. Borders between countries and borders between life and death. Rhino season 2012 bahman ghobadi cast and crew allmovie. The entire film takes place on the borderlands or, perhaps, nomanslands between turkey, iraq and iran. In the behind the scenes for halfmoon, you said that it was very important for your films to be screened in iran. 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. Aug 09, 2017 although always smiling or laughing, bahman ghobadi is not a happy man.
Peoples choice award, international competition, istanbul international film festival, 2007. Bahman ghobadi was born in 1969 in baneh, in the province of iranian kurdistan, near the iranirak border. Cinemagora selects the best movies this week, best movies this month, best movies this year and the best upcoming movies. An interview with bahman ghobadi, director of half moon. Youre also currently involved in building a movie theatre in kurdestan. Both helly luv and nariman pursue to be a source of strength to their society. Mamo ismail ghaffari, a legendary kurdish musician, gathers his twelve sons and sets out for the border between iranian and iraqi kurdistan so the group can perform at a freedom concert in iraq. He lived in baneh until, at the age of 12, civil disputes caused his entire family to immigrate to. 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. Iranian movies time for drunken horses by bahman ghobadi. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Half moon, an absolutely wonderful film directed by bahman ghobadi, and with a cameo appearance by hedye tehrani, is a story about borders. Sep 26, 2006 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.
Director bahman ghobadi turtles can fly, half moon and cowriters hossein m. Mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in iran, plans to give one final concert in iraqi kurdistan. The iraniraq war forced his family to move to sanandaj, the capital of iranian kurdistan. After high school graduation, ghobadi moved to teheran, where he began working as a photographer. Find films and movies featuring bahman ghobadi on allmovie. For me, bahman ghobadis three features are the pure reflection and representation of kurdstan. Cinemagora is not a place that helps you to find where. 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.
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. Forbidden by the authorities to play in iran, they plan their escape abroad with a fasttalking music promoter. With the icas release of bahman ghobadi s new film half moon, we bring you a chance to catch up with his previous work. Retrospective guest bahman ghobadi is a pioneering kurdish filmmaker, who uses his films to raise awareness of the difficult predicament of his people and gleans mesmerizing stories from his rugged homeland. 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. Bahman ghobadi was born on february 1st, 1969 in baneh, a city near the iran iraq border in the province of kurdistan, iran. Ismail ghaffari, allah morad rashtiani, hassan poorshirazi, sadiq behzadpoor, golshifte farahani, hedieh tehrani director. In sorani kurdish and farsi with english subtitles.
Bahman ghobadi sorry i couldnt add english subtitle, this is the place where 34 woman singers have been exiled in persian. 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. Bahman ghobadi is a kurdish film director, producer and writer. Kurdish iranian filmmaker bahman ghobadi s fourth feature film, half moon niwemang, 2006 picks up the themes and the essential narrative elements from his earlier marooned in iraq 2002. He was the first son in a family of seven siblings. Jan 04, 2008 half moon has much of this mood particularly in ghobadi s fondness as a filmmaker for scenes that involve people being exposed like neglected animals to the bitter cold. Half moon is the moving and beautiful new film from kurdish director bahman ghobadi a time for drunken horses, turtles can fly. 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. Shot in secret and featuring extraordinary performances by real underground bands, no one knows about persian cats follows a pair of musicians, recently released from prison, on a mission to take their rock band to europe. Bahman ghobadi was born on september 2nd, 1968 in baneh, a city near the iraniraq border in the province of kurdistan, iran. Half moon is a 2006 film written and directed by iranian kurdish filmmaker bahman ghobadi.
Ghobadi was born in the kurdish part of northern iran 1969 near the iraqi border. A moving and beautiful new film from kurdish director bahman ghobadi a time for drunken horses, turtles can fly. Rent turtles can fly 2005 starring soran ebrahim and avaz latif on dvd and bluray. Allahmorad rashtian, faegh mohammadi, iran ghobadi. Screenwriter the camera became a weapon in my hands to express my opinions. Bahman ghobadis half moon is a beautiful and often humorous look into the lives of kurdish wanderers. Shortly after graduating from the national audiovisual school, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics.
Abkenar and roxana saberi have lightly fictionalized their tale from real events, locations, and people, which is to imply this might have been a documentary if that wouldnt land a lot of people in jail. We made contact with awardwinning iranian filmmaker bahman ghobadi half moon, turtles can fly, a time for drunken horses, and discussed how best to go about this. Written in kurdish and persian, with english subtitles, produced and directed by bahman ghobadi. The first and only website on the emerging kurdish cinema in english, kurdish and turkish language. Feature films and documentaries about kurdistan explore. Strand releasing has purchased all us rights to tom tykwers three from match factory.
Find bahman ghobadi movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. In 1999, he worked as first assistant director to abbas kiarostami during the shooting of the wind will carry us. He was born on february 1, 1969 in baneh, kurdistan province. 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. 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. Upcoming, new, and past bahman ghobadi movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Flag without a country is a kurdish documentaryfiction dually following the stories of helly luv and nariman from kurdistan. A time for drunken horses is bahman ghobadi s first feature film. The 28th iteration of the santa barbara international film festival, aka sbiff, was on the wind, with jazzed moviegoers soon to converge elbowtoelbow in a familiar, even familial, and happy bustle on downtowns state street. A time for drunken horses bahman ghobadi 2000 kurdish iranian filmmaker bahman ghobadi grew up during the devastating iraniraq war, which killed several of his relatives. Bahman ghobadi s new iraniankurdish offering, half moon niwemang was in competition at the 2006 san sebastian film festival. When iranian filmmaker bahman ghobadi escaped from iran threeanda half.
As i grew more mature and my vision expanded, i thought i could raise questions and show the problems and hardships of the kurds. Behmen qubadi is an iranian kurdish film director, producer and writer. With ayoub ahmadi, rojin younessi, amaneh ekhtiardini, madi ekhtiardini. He lived in baneh until, at the age of 12, civil disputes caused his entire family to immigrate. Bahman ghobadi mamo ismail ghaffari is a famous kurdish musician who decides to travel to. Between 1995 and 1999 bahman ghobadi directed ten short films. Half moon has much of this mood particularly in ghobadi s fondness as a filmmaker for scenes that involve people being exposed like neglected animals to the bitter cold. Shot on location in an iraqi refugee camp, this was the first film to come out of iraq since the collapse of the saddam regime. Ghobadis films reveal the way kurds live, the way they dress, the way they behave. Mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in. In 2006, ghobadis half moon won the golden shell at the san sebastian international film. Video for international womens day 8 march on vimeo. Half moon is a joint production of iran, austria, france and iraq.
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