A group of male teachers crosses the mountainous paths of the remote Iranian Kurdistan region. Carrying large blackboards on their backs, they wander from village to village in search of students. The sudden menacing sound of overhead helicopters forces the men to run and seek refuge from an unseen enemy ... One teacher, Reeboir, ventures
away from the group and confronts a group of adolescent boys who who
dangerously transport contraband goods between Iran and Iraq.
Reeboir tries to convince the boys of the advantages of learning to read and write, but none of them are interested. There is no time for reading. They are too busy risking their lives to survive ... Said, another teacher also now traveling alone, arrives in a seemingly deserted village.
No one responds to his calls soliciting his services as a teacher. He persists, but is greeted only by slamming doors and windows ... Said later meets a group of 100 or so old men accompanied by a sole young woman and child. They, too, are closed and uninterested in learning.
"An indelible and ultimately moving vision of humanity." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times
A group of male teachers cross the mountainous paths of the remote Iranian Kurdistan region. They wander from village to village in search of students, carrying large blackboards on their backs, sometimes using them as shelter, camouflage and as shields for gunfire. One teacher ventures away from the group and meets up with a group of young boys carrying contraband across the border. Another teacher comes upon a group of old refugees who want to retreat to their village in Kurdistan, which was chemically attacked by the Iraqis. The teachers must also face other hardships and obstacles along the way, including unseen enemy helicopters and gunfire. Samira Makhmalbaf's award-winning film is a visually powerful and compelling depiction of a group of people who must battle for survival every day of their lives.
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