Homework(مشق شب)
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Iran · 1989
1h 26m
Director Abbas Kiarostami
Starring Babak Ahmadpoor, Farhang Akhavan, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, Abbas Kiarostami
Genre Documentary
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In this documentary, Kiarostami interviews young male students at a local school to find out what kinds of issues children face completing their homework. An insightful picture of the Iranian school system and daily life emerges out of discussions of education, corporeal punishment, parental illiteracy, and poverty.
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