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Half Moon

6.5/10
TMDB30 votes
Original: 108 min

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 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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About Half Moon

A passion able to cross borders.

Half Moon (2006) is a film in the music, drama, comedy genres. Directed by . The cast includes Golshifteh Farahani, Hedie Tehrani, Ismail Ghaffari, Farzin Sabooni.

Released
Original language
Runtime
108 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Austria, Iraq, Iran, France
Production companies
Silkroad Production, Mij Film, New Crowned Hope
Writers
Bahman Ghobadi

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What is Half Moon about?

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 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.

Who stars in Half Moon?

Golshifteh Farahani, Hedie Tehrani, Ismail Ghaffari, Farzin Sabooni, Hassan Pourshirazi, Kambiz Arshi. See the cast cards above for character names.

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