Gabbeh

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6.9/10

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A young woman torn between the traditions of her people and and the desire for her lover in this trailer

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

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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Gabbeh

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Trivia
Iran's submission for 70th Academy Awards.

Connections
Featured in Stardust Stricken - Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait (1996)

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7/10

Demands the right frame of mind and patience

(1996) Gabbeh (In Iran/ Persian with English subtitles) FANTASY/ DRAMA

Edited, written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf that consists of a similar idea to films as "How To Make An American Quilt" and "Little Big Man" or "A Man Called Horse" where it has a blanket revealing a story or a folklore tale or a myth. And in order for anyone to understand this demands the right frame of mind, and to be familiar with Iranian rituals and customs for it's completely plot less, using surrealism in some scenes and then using imagery of landscapes on others. The word "Gabbeh" is a name of an interwoven blanket with pictures, telling a story in Iranian fashion in which the beginning is boring as I'm totally oblivious about Iranian culture but gets more interesting as the film progresses.