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February 1, 1989,

Abbas Kiarostami

Babak Ahmadpoor, Farhang Akhavan, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, Abbas Kiarostami, Iraj Safavi

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In this documentary, Kiarostami asks a number of students about their school homework. The answers of some children shows the darker side of this method of education. In this documentary, Kiarostami asks a number of students about their school homework. The answers of some children shows the darker side of this method of education. In this documentary, Kiarostami asks a number of students about their school homework. The answers of some children shows the darker side of this method of education.

• Abbas Kiarostami
• Babak Ahmadpoor
• Farhang Akhavan
• Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh
• 7 User reviews
• 9 Critic reviews

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Returning to the classroom after First Graders , Abbas Kiarostami interviews schoolboys, and just wait until you hear what tumbles from their mouths. Underneath a simple—and simply devastating—premise, Kiarostami unearths a maelstrom of suffering, indicating something rotten in the state of Iran.

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1989 ‘مشق شب’ Directed by Abbas Kiarostami

Young male students at a local Iranian school are asked about their feelings on homework.

Babak Ahmadpoor Farhang Akhavan Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh Abbas Kiarostami Iraj Safavi

Director Director

Abbas Kiarostami

Producer Producer

Ali Reza Zarrin

Writer Writer

Editors editors.

Abbas Kiarostami Yavar Toorang

Cinematography Cinematography

Farhad Saba Iraj Safavi Ali Asghar Mirzaie

Composer Composer

Mohammadreza Aligholi

Sound Sound

Changiz Sayad Ahmad Asgari

Persian (Farsi)

Releases by Date

01 feb 1989, releases by country.

• Premiere Fajr Film Festival

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Review by Laura ★★★★

each of these kids are quick to associate abuse with the word punishment, but when they hear the word encouragement, their eyes are blank. and yet, the ending tells us that encouragement is passed between them. even though in most cases adults are not expressing encouragement or support, they have found it with each other. it doesn’t need to be taught. the act exists without knowing the definition. it’s something that is present underneath so much of kiarostami’s work – a silent trust.

homework proposed a slightly new definition of encouragement: allowing your fear to subside when in the presence of someone that sees you. the strength you gain from just being in the same room as someone that protects and loves you.

Review by Sahba ★★★½

Somebody be the Molaei to my Majid, please.

Review by BrandonHabes ★★★ 2

HOMEWORK is a hurricane of devastation from my man Abbas. This thing is pretty heavy and uncomfortable and explicitly sad. For 86min we listen to interview after interview of children describing the burden of homework, the abuse they face at home and school, and the lack of positive reinforcement that would otherwise buttress their academic confidence. 

Behind their words a deeper story is being told. A story about a problematic national mentality, one that normalizes abuse and grooms a future generation for letdown and punishment. 

The most interesting thing about the doc is how transparent the camera and film crew are in probing the parent-child/teacher-student relationship. The presence of the camera does something to the way these kids respond, almost…

Review by Stephen Gillespie ★★★★ 1

Kiarostami is outstanding at matching his movies form to their message. Whether it is the constrained monologues conveying isolation in Taste of Cherry , having people play themselves in Close-Up , there is always something about the approach that enriches the themes.

In Homework, the obvious facet to point to is having children talk about homework in their own words. This film is just Kiarostami asking people about homework (and, at points, wider education), his subjects mostly being children - young children. The real brilliance though is how he frames the interviews.

We have an oppressive, almost classroom like atmosphere. Kiarostami is framed as an inquiring teacher, with a camera operator pointing the lens straight at the students. As a viewer, we…

Review by Zegan ★★★★½

Kiarostami did his Homework very well

Review by PopcornIdeology ★★★★

At this point Kiarostami could film an old man sneezing and I’d call it a groundbreaking testament to minimalist cinema.

Homework is just kids talking about homework. What starts out as an inquisitive search as to why kids don’t do there homework slowly morphs into an investigation of positive and negative reinforcement, the lasting effects of punishment, and I think at it’s core: Iranian culture as a whole. I was caught off guard by how invested I was in the film, and it’s clear as day where Kiarostami got his inspiration for Where is the Friend’s House.  

The one element of the film I’m a bit unsure of is the constant cutaways to the camera man, often using the same…

Review by Jerry McGlothlin ★★★★ 2

When children feel relaxed, comfortable and a sense of trust in those around them, they tend to tell the unvarnished truth, because they do not feel the need to put on airs or impress, nor do they feel they have anything to gain from it like status, acclaim, wealth, etc. like adults do. But, when children feel a sense of pressure and expectations in the environment around them, their word becomes unreliable out of a sense of sinless self-preservation, especially when they are coming from a home/school environment that is hostile or abusive.

In Homework , the infinitely empathetic Abbas Kiarostami interviews a series of children about their homework, but as is ever so common in the works of Kiarostami, a…

Review by Sally Jane Black 2

A deeply uncomfortable interview-documentary between Kiarostami (decked out in intimidating sunglasses and full movie-making mode) and school children, this film exposes ineffectual methods, troubled home lives, and an undercurrent of militaristic jingoism from the mouths of babes. Reality is, of course, unclear here, but there are moments of horror as what would now be termed child abuse is described over and over again--no matter how staged it is, it's clearly inspired by some actuality. You want to believe these sort of things are a matter of history now, but I doubt it is much, in Iran or in America.

Review by Darren Hughes ★★★★½

The last minute is a damn miracle.

Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★½ 2

Homework is a simple yet powerful documentary about the Iranian education system in the 1980s. It mostly consists of children being interviewed, and they give very frank answers that reveal much about what limits them. When discussing what prevents them from completing homework we learn that many have complicated family situations, or live of poverty, or have illiterate parents. Many also live in fear of punishment, which comes in the form of physical violence. It is made quite clear how strict Iranian society was for these children, who are hit by both parents and teachers. It's quite devastating to hear what some of these children faced. Homework also goes further, with footage early on that shows a strong religious and…

Review by luke? ★★★★½ 2

This is like the exact opposite of "fuck them kids". Not sure what that would be though. Maybe "appreciate them kids"?

Review by 😿Andrew Chrzanowski😿 ★★★★½

☆ "It’s a film about homework." ☆

Ah, the inspiration for Daft Punk's legendary debut album. I always wondered.

No, this is not that. It's better. Mašq-e šab ["Homework"] is Abbas Kiarostami's fantastic documentary from 1989, drawn from his own difficulties helping his son with the titular assignments. So, he did what any good father would: went to his kid's school and interviewed a bunch of boys about it, asking what sorts of issues they faced at school and at home, recorded them all and edited them down into a feature-length film.

This is why I don't have children. Also because I'm a garbage human being.

Made just after his first notable film, Where is the Friend's House? , this nonfiction piece alternates…

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• 1 hr 26 min
• 7.8   (1,834)

Homework is a documentary movie. The movie is mostly about interviews about pupils and two of the pupils’ parents who attend Shahid Masumi School. They are asked their opinions on what they think of the tradition of assigning homework to students. Some issues like parents who are unable to help their children because of illiteracy are brought up in the documentary. Other things like embarrassing family issues are also talked about.

• Genres Documentary
• Cast Babak Ahmadpoor Farhang Akhavan Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh
• Director Abbas Kiarostami
• Release Date 1989
• Runtime 1 hr 26 min
• Language Persian
• IMDB Rating 7.8   (1,834)

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A profile of the Iranian education system spotlights its problems, particularly complaints of too much homework.

Genre: Documentary

Original Language: Persian

Director: Abbas Kiarostami

Producer: Ali Reza Zarrin

Writer: Abbas Kiarostami

Runtime: 1h 26m

Production Co: Kanun parvaresh fekri

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Babak Ahmadpoor

Farhang Akhavan

Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh

Abbas Kiarostami

Iraj Safavi

Ali Reza Zarrin

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