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Niwemang

  • 2006
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3K
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Golshifteh Farahani and Hediyeh Tehrani in Niwemang (2006)
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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 ... Read allMamo, 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 visio... Read allMamo, 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 fem... Read all

  • Director
    • Bahman Ghobadi
  • Writers
    • Behnam Behzadi
    • Bahman Ghobadi
  • Stars
    • Ismail Ghaffari
    • Allah-Morad Rashtian
    • Farzin Sabooni
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bahman Ghobadi
    • Writers
      • Behnam Behzadi
      • Bahman Ghobadi
    • Stars
      • Ismail Ghaffari
      • Allah-Morad Rashtian
      • Farzin Sabooni
    • 12User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations

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    Ismail Ghaffari
    • Mamo
    Allah-Morad Rashtian
    • Kako
    Farzin Sabooni
    Kambiz Arshi
    Mohamad Nahid
    Sadiq Behzadpoor
    Ali Ashraf Rezai
    Reza Haj Khosravi
    Bahram Zarei
    Hediyeh Tehrani
    Hediyeh Tehrani
    • Hesho
    • (as Hedieh Tehrani)
    Golshifteh Farahani
    Golshifteh Farahani
    • Niwemang
    Hassan Pourshirazi
    Hassan Pourshirazi
    • Director
      • Bahman Ghobadi
    • Writers
      • Behnam Behzadi
      • Bahman Ghobadi
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      Bahman Ghobadi's 4th feature film.

    User reviews12

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    7/10
    Slow but enjoyable
    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 Iraqi-Kurdistan to give a concert. 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.

    As expected from a road movie a number of things happens to the travelers and there is a nice balance between some mild comedy and some drama. Nothing of what happens is entirely out of touch and with that the film (or better said, the bus) rolls on with the gentle speed of a backwater river.

    All in all, a pleasant but slow way to spend an evening, watching the adventures of a band of elder musicians on their way through life.

    7 out of 10 faithful musicians
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    • LazySod
    • Apr 4, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 11, 2007 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Austria
      • France
      • Iran
      • Iraq
    • Official sites
      • Main website of this film
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Kurdish
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • Half Moon
    • Filming locations
      • Kurdistan, Iran
    • Production companies
      • Mij Film Co.
      • New Crowned Hope
      • Silkroad Production
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,528
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,126
      • Dec 16, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $248,749
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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