In the Gobi Desert, they carried the blackboard like birds with outstretched wings.
A blackboard with a pestle on the ground to teach the children to read, with bulletproof armor behind it, a stretcher for lifting the patient on the shoulder, a splint for the treatment of fractures after splitting, a dowry for the bride at marriage, and a property for the wife in divorce.
There are very few films that start with a huge shock to me. In the canyons on the border between Iran and Iraq, there are sand and gravel, and you can see the desolation and barrenness, and there is no greenery. In this desperate situation at the end of the world, a group of teachers from Tehran snaked from the winding road with blackboards on their backs, and then the next second there was a plane alarm, and the teachers hid their bodies with blackboards, symbolizing that a flock of birds, perhaps pigeons, or crows, flew from the sacred top of the mountain, and did not see clearly. It's just that they carry the blackboard on their backs and cling to it, which makes me think of the cross that Jesus carried when he was crucified.
"Blackboard" is the first Iranian film I have ever seen, its conception and approach are not conventional, and the content of the film is directly rooted in the depths of the soul. The director uses cross-montage methods to present a story about war, education, hope and the future to the audience through a large number of follow-up shots, shoulders, and long shots. Rather than being a feature film, I would rather call it a documentary. The blackboards are like small classrooms that flow, and in the face of war and disaster, "teacher" becomes synonymous with beggars. By constantly "selling" myself again and again in exchange for food and water, "I can teach you to read, teach you to write your own names, just give me a little food." 」 However, no one bought it, and the children he tried to find were carrying smuggled goods on the rugged cliffs to make a living.
"Listen, my child, with culture, you can read, and, when you can read newspapers, when you run, learn to read and write, and you know what's going on in this world. You can learn addition, subtraction, sort out your accounts without being scammed, how good is that, isn't it? ”
"Money management, that way we can be bosses; we, we're just mules, on the run, how can you expect us to be able to read?" If you read, you must sit down, we, we can never stop running. ”
With no place to live, nowhere to go, gunshots, and the constant threat of war, literacy seems to be less important. It's just that there is still a bit of stupid innocence in this situation, and the act of doing your best to spread knowledge seems a little cute. Finally, there was a little guy with the same name as him, willing to learn to read with him, he was so happy that he wrote the boy's name on the blackboard with great interest, telling the child that the name meant "traveler".
Every day, he risked losing his footing and walking the mountain road with heavy loads, and crossed the national border at the risk of being shot. In order to sneak under the eyes of the soldiers, they even disguised themselves as goats and climbed over the cliffs with a large herd of goats. The teacher carrying the blackboard seemed to have brought something different to the child, and he twisted and scribbled his name on the blackboard according to the teacher's notes, but at this moment, the gunshot sounded, and the teenager's body slipped down with the blackboard, just when he had just learned to write his name.
Such a sad ending is somewhat uncomfortable, but fortunately we know that hope will never die, and at any time, there is a group of people carrying a "blackboard" and stubbornly passing knowledge to every corner. Even if the war continues and cultural uselessness spreads, cultural utopias will continue.
The film's director, Samira Makmabav, can be called a gifted girl, and she was 19 years old when she shot "Blackboard" . The film helped her win the Special Jury Prize at the Festival de Cannes, and the following year, at the age of 20, she became a jury member of the Venice Film Festival. Samira's success has a great connection to her family. She comes from a genuine film family: her father is the famous director Mussen Makhmalbav; My mother made a three-part film, The Women's Trilogy; The 14-year-old sister's "Crazy Happy" was shortlisted for the "Golden Camera" competition unit of the Venice Film Festival. The official website of the Cannes International Film Festival praised her: "Every time Samira comes to Cannes, she is making history! ”
The young Samira conveys a lot of things through "Blackboard", including war, life, marriage, family, poverty, education, and love and hope, which makes "Blackboard" not only an Iranian film, but also a film of world significance. When the smoke and fire are intertwined with the clear eyes, the dark tide surges in those bland and poignant plots. Behind the shadows there will be light, and every dark cloud will be studded with gold.
Producer - Wang Bo Editor-in-Chief - Liu Aiping
Chief Executive Officer │ Wang Enze Chief Reporter - Leshui
Editors│ Mu Yilong, Zhao Erbao, Li Xiaoshu, Liu Ting
Visual Director - Du Fang Video Producer - Li Xiaojiao Design - Liu Yao Li Xinyu
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