The result was the red flag with the white crescent moon and star, which is the precursor to the modern flag of turkey. Half moon festival, a bimonthly event on ko pha ngan, thailand. Also known as half moon this film is a road movie in which a number of kurdish musicians living in iran plan to travel to iraqikurdistan to give a concert. Kurdish director, stuck between iraq and iran the new york. 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 lacrosse, first nations lacrosse player halfmoon or medialuna californiensis, a sea chub native to the pacific ocean. Mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in iran, plans to give one final. Half moon niwemang world narrative competition 2006, iran, iraq, austria, france bahman ghobadi celebrated filmmaker, bahman.
The entire film takes place on the borderlands or, perhaps, no. 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. 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. Halve maen efteling, a ship swing in the efteling theme park in the netherlands.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Bahman ghobadi niwemang best song ever kurdish cinema. 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. A moving and beautiful new film from kurdish director bahman ghobadi a time for drunken horses, turtles can fly. Movies archive farsiland, iranian movies, persian movies. Nive heyve aka niwemanghalf moon 2006 iran, colour, 107m. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Half moon bay is an omnibus format project consisting of four films that are based on william saroyans works. Hassan is a student of religious islamic school and is about to be dressed as a missioner. All the actions in the stories take place in a town called half moon bay. Feb 03, 2009 bahman ghobadigolshifteh farahanihedye tehranisummary. Bahman ghobadi turtles can fly a time for drunken horses daf documentary short kasi az. The largest selection of high quality persian iranian movies on the web only on. Halfmoon or medialuna californiensis, a sea chub native to the pacific ocean. See more ideas about iranian film, i movie and movies. 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. Golshifteh farahani, hedye tehrani, allahmorad rashtian. 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.
Their plan is to drive across the border between iranian and iraqi kurdistan, but the. For his poetic fourth feature, half moon, the kurdishiranian writer and director bahman ghobadi returns to the breathtaking desolation of the. Death may come with the half moon, but there remains a promise of rebirth%u2014the full moon, which illuminates even the desperate landscape of kurdistan. Half moon, an absolutely wonderful film directed by bahman ghobadi, and with a cameo appearance by hedye tehrani, is a story about borders. 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. Half moon film about womens right to sing freemuse. Golshifteh farahani, hedye tehrani, allahmorad rashtian, hassan poorshirazi, ismail ghaffari, sadiq behzadpoor, bahman ghobadi. Half moon 2006 bahman ghobadi synopsis, characteristics.
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. Half moon is a joint production of iran, austria, france and iraq. 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 kurdistan, they bear witness to a wideranging variety. 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. 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.
The kurdishiranian director bahman ghobadis first two movies, a time for drunken horses and turtles can fly, were fierce bulletins from the. Watch half moon full movie in hd visit movie 43985 mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in iran, plans to give one. 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. 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. 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. With ismail ghaffari, allahmorad rashtian, farzin sabooni, kambiz arshi. His faithful friend kako will drive a school bus and help gather together mamos ten musical adult sons, scattered throughout iranian kurdistan.
Kurdish iranian movie night, bahman ghobadi joes garage. Award winner iranian movies with english subtitles on dvds. 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. 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. With negar shaghaghi, ashkan koshanejad, hamed behdad, babak mirzakhani. In sorani kurdish and farsi with english subtitles. With ashot adamyan, vivien bastajyan, hovhannes galstyan, narine grigoryan. Watch half moon full movie in hd visit mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in iran, plans to give one.
Borders between countries and borders between life and death. Feb 09, 2011 niwaymang half moon 2006 best kurdish movie kurdish film. Director bahman ghobadi follows the success of turtles can fly and a time for drunken horses with this tale of an iconic kurdish musician who, despite his failing health, determines to lead a. 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. Mamo, the old renowned kurdish musician, has begun a journey to iraq to perform a music concert after the fall of saddam hussein. Mamo, an old and legendary kurdish musician living in iran, plans to give one final concert in iraqi kurdistan.
With hossein parastar, hamed rajabali, mehran rajabi, mahmoud nazaralian. 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. A plain red flag was introduced as the civil ensign for all ottoman subjects. Rent half moon 2006 starring ismail ghaffari and allahmorad rashtian on dvd and bluray.
A little girl tries to catch a frog in a pond, when she has an accident in the process, she blames the frog. The mozart inspired road movie revolves around a man named memo played with great accuracy by ismail gaffer, a prominent but old kurdish musician. Bahman ghobadis half moon is a beautiful and often humorous look into the lives of kurdish wanderers. An iranian kurdish musician, now a minor celebrity, embarks on an arduous journey to play a concert in iraqi kurdistan. 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. 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. However, he lives in iran and must travel to cross the border. Bahman ghobadi posted on may 22, 2008 by sheila half moon, an absolutely wonderful film directed by bahman ghobadi, and with a cameo appearance by hedye tehrani, is a story about borders.
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