2 Movies Starring Allah-Morad Rashtian

Marooned in Iraq

Marooned in Iraq

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-05-29

Languages:

Persian, Kurdish

Countries:

Iran

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1014 Reviews)

Director:

Bahman Ghobadi

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

During the war between Iran and Iraq, a group of Iranian Kurd musicians set off on an almost impossible mission. They will try to find Hanareh, a singer with a magic voice who crossed the border and may now be in danger in the Iraqi Kurdistan. As in his previous films, this Kurdish director is again focusing on the oppression of his people.

Half Moon

Half Moon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-12-14

Languages:

Kurdish, Persian

Countries:

Austria, France, Iran, Iraq

Runtime:

107 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1754 Reviews)

Director:

Bahman Ghobadi

Cast:

Writer:

Behnam Behzadi (scenarist)

Bahman Ghobadi

Fullplot:

Mamo, an old and legendary Kurdish musician living in Iran, plans to give one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan. 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. Halfway the party halts at a small village to pick up female singer Hesho, which will only add to the difficulty of the undertaking, as it is forbidden for Iranian women to sing in public, let alone in the company of men. But Mamo is determined to carry through, if not for the gullible antics of the bus driver.

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