First Graders
Abbas Kiarostami
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1h 23m
اولیها
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami • 1984 • Iran
Inspired by his work at Kanoon and his own sons' schooling, the first of Kiarostami's two documentary features about education observes a schoolyard full of chanting, playful boys but mainly transpires in the office of a supervisor who has to deal with latecomers and discipline problems. You can almost see the boys' personalities forming in their first encounters with authorities and peers outside the home.
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همشهری
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First Case, Second Case
قضیه شکل اول، شکل دوم
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami • 1979 • Iran
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