First Graders

First Graders

First Graders

Director: Abbas Kiarostami

Country: Iran

Year: 1984

Runtime: 85 minutes

Color / Mono

Inspired by his work at Kanoon and his own sons' schooling, the first of Kiarostami's two documentary features about education observes a schoolyard full of chanting, playful boys but mainly transpires in the office of a supervisor who has to deal with latecomers and discipline problems. You can almost see the boys' personalities forming in their first encounters with authorities and peers outside the home.

First Graders
First Graders
First Graders
First Graders
First Graders

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