Half Moon (film)

Half Moon (Kurdish: Nîvê Heyvê ,نیوه مانگ‎) is a 2006 film written and directed by Iranian Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi. Half Moon is a joint production of Iran, Austria, France and Iraq. This movie was commissioned by the New Crowned Hope festival, a celebration of the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the story plot has been inspired in part by Mozart's Requiem.

Half Moon
Directed byBahman Ghobadi
Produced bySimon Field
Keith Griffiths
Abbass Ghazali
Bahman Ghobadi
Behrooz Hashemian
Hedye Tehrani
Written byBahman Ghobadi
StarringGolshifteh Farahani
Ismail Ghaffari
Allah-Morad Rashtian
Hedye Tehrani
Hasan Pourshirazi
Music byHossein Alizadeh
CinematographyNigel Bluck, Crighton Bone
Distributed by(USA)
Release date
  • September 2006 (2006-09) (Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival)
  • 11 July 2007 (2007-07-11) (France)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryIran
Austria
France
Iraq
LanguageKurdish/Persian

Plot

Mamo, an old Kurdish musician in the twilight of his life, plans to perform one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan. The village's elderly warn him that as the moon becomes full, something awful would happen to him and urge him not to proceed with his plan. After several months of trying to overcome the red-tape, he begins a long and dangerous journey along with his sons. Along the way, the group picks up female singer Hesho who resides in a village of 1,334 exiled women singers. This adds to the complications of the trip as Hesho did not have authorization to go into Iraq. Despite all these obstacles, Mamo is determined to continue with his journey across the border.

Critical reception

Critics gave the film generally favorable reviews. As of July 1, 2019, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% approval rating, based on 23 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.41/10. The site's consensus reads: "Bahman Ghobadi's Half Moon is a beautiful and often humorous look into the lives of Kurdish wanderers".[1] On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 72 out of 100, based on 9 reviews.[2]

Awards
  1. People's choice Award, International Competition, Istanbul International Film Festival, 2007.
  2. Best Cinematography, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2006.
  3. FIPRESCI Prize, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2006.
  4. Golden Seashell, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2006.

References
  1. "Half Moon - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  2. "Half Moon (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2007-12-14.


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