Gabbeh (1996)

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Release Year

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Director

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Producer

Khalil Daroudchi, Khalil Mahmoudi

Cast

Abbas Sayah, Shaghayeh Djodat, Hossein Moharami, Rogheih Moharami

Country

Iran

Runtime

75 min

Accessibility

Limited Mobility Access

When an old couple washes their gabbeh – a type of Persian rug – a young woman magically appears and tells them her life story.

This special collaboration between Montclair Film and La Cinémathèque celebrates The Space Between: Journeys in Iranian Cinema. Featuring a special introduction and Q&A with curator, Gerard Amsellem, local teacher, artist, and filmmaker from New Wave Productions along with Golbarg Rekabtalaei, Associate Professor at Seton Hall University.

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