Half Moon
Directed by Bahman GhobadiMamo, 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 there, the party halts at a small village to pick up female singer Hesho, which will only add to the difficulty of the undertaking, as it is forbidden for Iranian women to sing in public, let alone in the company of men. But Mamo is determined to carry through, if not for the gullible antics of the bus driver.
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Half Moon was released on 21 August 2006.
Half Moon was directed by Bahman Ghobadi.
Half Moon has a runtime of 1h 48m.
Half Moon was produced by Bahman Ghobadi.
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 sets out for the long and troublesome journey in a derelict bus, denying a recurring vision of his own death at half moon. Halfway there, the party halts at a small village to pick up female singer Hesho, which will only add to the difficulty of the undertaking, as it is forbidden for Iranian women to sing in public, let alone in the company of men. But Mamo is determined to carry through, if not for the gullible antics of the bus driver.
The key characters in Half Moon are Niwemang (Golshifteh Farahani), Hesho (Hedie Tehrani), Mamo (Ismail Ghaffari).
Half Moon is a Drama, Comedy, Music film.
Half Moon has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.
Half Moon has made US$249K at the box office.