
Gabbeh
Life is Colour. Love is Colour.
Rating: 6.7 out of 10TMDB(62 votes)
Overview
An elderly couple go about their routine of cleaning their gabbeh, while bickering gently with each other. Magically, a young woman appears, helping the two clean the rug. This young woman belongs to the clan whose history is depicted in the design of the gabbeh, and the rug recounts the story of the courtship of the young woman by a stranger from the clan.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Sitges Film Festival Best Director award
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1998)
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Music
Music by Hossein Alizadeh
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Mahmoud Kalari
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Mohsen MakhmalbafScreenplay
- Original title
- گبه
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 26, 1996
- Original language
- Persian
- Countries
- Iran, France
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