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. Hesho, mamos exiled singer and muse still from half moon 2006, dir. The story begins in 2010, when sahel is released after serving a 27 year sentence, then flashes back to show how he was denounced by his wifes. Director bahman ghobadi, who will attend the 2010 movies that matter festival as a guest of honour, also. Irrfan khan paired with iranian body of lies stunner golshifteh farahani. Borders between countries and borders between life and death. Bahman ghobadi is an iranian film director, producer and writer of kurdish ethnicity. Despite his poor health, the elderly musician mamo plans to lead a. Bahman ghobadi active 1999 2016 born feb 1, 1969 genres drama, comedy drama filmography v.
An interview with bahman ghobadi, director of half moon. 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. 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. Behzad dorani, noghre asadi, roushan karam elmi, bahman ghobadi irreverent city engineer behzad comes to a rural village in iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. 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. This time a bit of mysticism creeps into the film, adding a sheen to the story and making me hunger for the next release. Antes da lua cheia pob, half moon eng, niwemang eng pontuacao do filme. He lived in baneh until, at the age of 12, civil disputes caused his entire family to immigrate to. The festival is also presenting a retrospective of bahman ghobadis work with films like a time for drunken horses 2000, turtles can fly 2004, no one knows about persian cats 2009, and rhino season 2012. Half moon the 2007 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. He was the first son in a family of seven siblings.
Mamo and his entourage must outwit the iranian border guards in this compelling film from kurdish director bahman ghobadi that shines a light on a rarely seen. 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. Bahman ghobadi was born in 1969 in baneh, a city near the iraniraq border in the province of iranian kurdistan. Upcoming, new, and past bahman ghobadi movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. For me, there was what i have come to expect from a bahman ghobadi film. Iranian movies time for drunken horses by bahman ghobadi. Find movie and film cast and crew information for rhino season 2012 bahman ghobadi on allmovie. From kurdish filmmaker bahman ghobadi a time for drunken horses. In sorani kurdish and farsi with english subtitles. Advertisement autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a. 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. Shortly after graduating from the national audiovisual school, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. Young iranian kurdish siblings try to save the youngest of them, who is seriously ill.
He was born on february 1, 1969 in baneh, kurdistan province. The man falls in love with one of the children who was in an orphanage. This film and all subsequent made by ghobadi among others, half moon, 2004, and turtles can fly, 2006 were widely praised at film festivals the world. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. 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. A young boy named satellite soran ebrahim helps clear minefields and installs equipment that brings in news from the outside world. Because, first of all, im kurdish and there are a total of four million kurds in the four countries of iran, turkey, syria and iraq. Hedieh tehrani, golshifteh farahani, hasan poorshirazi, esmail ghaffari film maker. Screenwriter the camera became a weapon in my hands to express my opinions.
Media in category bahman ghobadi the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. 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. Can fly 2004 on june 27 and a time for drunken horses 2000 and half moon 200607 on june 28 via live webcast. Bahman ghobadi was born on september 2nd, 1968 in baneh, a city near the iraniraq border in the province of kurdistan, iran. A time for drunken horses 2000 35mm movie trailer film iranian bahman ghobadi. February 1, 1969 contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro filmography. Bahman ghobadi was born in 1969 in baneh, in the province of iranian. Bahman ghobadi iran, 2006 kurdish and farsi with english subtitles 114 minutes. Irrfan khan paired with iranian body of lies stunner. Ever since, it has been of capital importance to him to represent kurds in his films. Bahman ghobadi s half moon is a beautiful and often humorous look into the lives of kurdish wanderers. For me, bahman ghobadis three features are the pure reflection and representation of kurdstan. Bahman ghobadi was born in 1969 in baneh, in the province of iranian kurdistan, near the iraniraq.
Like syndromes and a century, half moon was commissioned by the new crowned hope. 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. Watch iranian film, documentary, short film and iraniantv. Latest bollywood news, bollywood celebrity news, breaking news, celeb news, celebrities news at bollywood. Rent bahman ghobadi movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. 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. As saddam is removed from power, these innocent children must confront the harsh reality that awaits them. Bahman ghobadi is an iranian film director of kurdish ethnicity born in 1969 in baneh, near the iraqi border. 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. 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. An aging kurdish singer, mirza, persuades his two grown musician sons to accompany him on a mission into iraq to locate his exwife, who, rumour has it, needs him.
In 1999, he worked as first assistant director to abbas kiarostami during the shooting of the wind will carry us. 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. One of these short films, life in fog 1999 is even considered as the most famous short ever made in. 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. Ghobadis films reveal the way kurds live, the way they dress, the way they behave.
A moving and beautiful new film from kurdish director bahman ghobadi a time for drunken horses, turtles can fly. Mystical, grittily realist, and even whimsical at times, half moon is a testament to kurdish culture through its music. 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. Half moon is a joint production of iran, austria, france and iraq. Meanwhile, three orphans wander aimlessly, the victims of tragic happenstance.
Interview by zoya honarmand and gilda boffa interview translator zoya honarmand text translated by zoya honarmand. Marooned in iraq a film by bahman ghobadi dvd english subtitles. After seven months of trying to get a permit and rounding up his ten sons, he. The nonprofessional cast is highly persuasive under the sure hand of director bahman ghobadi a time for drunken horses.
Filmi kurdi half moon bahman ghobadi part 1 duration. Some of the people have been injured, many of them children. An elderly kurd musician sets out on a road trip to perform his first concert in 35 years. Between 1995 and 1999 bahman ghobadi directed ten short films. Mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in iran, plans to give one final concert in iraqi kurdistan. With ismail ghaffari, allahmorad rashtian, farzin sabooni, kambiz arshi. Peoples choice award, international competition, istanbul international film festival, 2007. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result. Feature films and documentaries about kurdistan explore. Bahman ghobadi was born in 1969 in baneh, in the province of iranian kurdistan, near the iranirak border. Nov 20, 2015 a time for drunken horses behind the scenes. The songs of my mothers land marooned in iraq a time for drunken horses. Allahmorad rashtian, faegh mohammadi, iran ghobadi. 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.
The exhibition is organized by sally berger, assistant curator, department of film, the museum of modern art. With ayoub ahmadi, rojin younessi, amaneh ekhtiardini, madi ekhtiardini. Legendas half moon legendas portuguese br 1cd srt pob. A moving and beautiful new film from kurdish director bahman ghobadi a. Bahman ghobadis latest film, featuring the return of the hero of children under a starry sky, on a typically warm and humid september night in the heart of toronto, throngs of giddy iranian filmgoers with, of course, the odd exception here and there formed a serpentine queue outside the historic elgin theatre, full of hope and great expectations and understandably so.
Poster half moon bahman ghobadi ismail ghaffari 15 1116x23 58in. Nov 11, 20 filmi kurdi half moon bahman ghobadi part 1 duration. 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. And for years we didnt have a movie theatre or a film school or kurdish films or kurdish language films. Hossein alizadeh laments in joy nive mang duration. Rhino season reorient middle eastern arts and culture. Rhino season 2012 bahman ghobadi cast and crew allmovie. Written in kurdish and persian, with english subtitles, produced and directed by bahman ghobadi. 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. This is a movie about a young man who installs satellites in areas of his village in turkey. Iraniankurdish director bahman ghobadi directed the first kurdish language feature film to be made in the world a time for drunken horses, 2000. 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.
Rent half moon 2006 starring ismail ghaffari and allahmorad rashtian on dvd and bluray. Bahman ghobadi sorry i couldnt add english subtitle, this is the place where 34 woman singers have been exiled in persian. Half moon new asia cinema wednesday, october 7, 2009 school of management rm. Find bahman ghobadi movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. 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. Half moon the correct movie manufacured by mij film co. 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. Bahman ghobadi was born in 1969 in baneh, in the province of iranian kurdistan, near the iraniraq border. Shortly after graduating from the national audiovisual school, he made his first short. A time for drunken horses is bahman ghobadi s first feature film. Half moon is a 2006 film written and directed by iranian kurdish filmmaker bahman ghobadi.
The story one the ghobadi would return to for half moon 2006, his marvellous feature for the viennese new crowned hope initiative is centred around the dangerous crossing of the iraniraq border by an old musician looking for a woman singer. Half moon is the moving and beautiful new film from kurdish director bahman ghobadi a time for drunken horses, turtles can fly. Filmdetails a time for drunken horses filmfest munchen. Nigel black 70 % of half moon movie is made in iran, remaining means 30 % of this persian film is made out of iran, in iraq, france and austria. He was born on february 1, 1969 in baneh, kurdistan province, iran. The entire film takes place on the borderlands or, perhaps, nomanslands between turkey, iraq and iran. One of these short films, life in fog 1999 is even considered as the most famous short ever made in iran. Ghobadi was born in the kurdish part of northern iran 1969 near the iraqi border. Rent turtles can fly 2005 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Half moon, an absolutely wonderful film directed by bahman ghobadi, and with a cameo appearance by hedye tehrani, is a story about borders. Film engels half moon movies that matter film festival. Bahman ghobadi turtles can fly tackles irans repressive theocratic regime in telling the story of sahel, a humanist poet unjustly incarcerated for treason after the islamic revolution.
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. 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. This time a bit of mysticism creeps into the film, adding a sheen to the story and. With negar shaghaghi, ashkan koshanejad, hamed behdad, babak mirzakhani. Turtles can fly comes this fateful and funny, haunting and magical new york times road movie about a kurdish musician ismail ghaffari who travels with his sons from iran to iraq to perform for the first time after the fall of saddam.
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