Half Moon
“A passion able to cross borders.”
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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Cast
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Golshifteh Farahani
Niwemang
Known for
Invasion
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Hedie Tehrani
Hesho
Known for
Fireworks Wednesday
No Date, No Signature
Ismail Ghaffari
Mamo
No other roles listed
Farzin Sabooni
Also in
The Familiar Soil
A Man for All Seasons
Hassan Pourshirazi
Officer
Also in
The White Meadows
Mum's Guest
Kambiz Arshi
Mohamad Nahid
Sadiq Behzadpoor
Ali Ashraf Rezai
Also in
Only Sound Remains
Reza Haj Khosravi
Bahram Zarei
AllahMorad Rashtiani
kako
Also in
Marooned in Iraq
Memories on Stone
Bahman Ghobadi Director · Hossein Alizadeh Composer Nigel Bluck Cinematographer
United States release December 14, 2007 · Produced in Austria, Iraq, Iran, France · Languages Kurdish, Persian
Production
Silkroad Production
Production
Mij Film
Production
New Crowned Hope
Production
Austria · Iraq · Iran · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
نیوه مانگ
Original language
Kurdish
Spoken on screen
Kurdish · Persian
Release dates
Bosnia & Herzegovina · August 21, 2006
Theatrical · Sarajevo International Film Festival
United States · December 14, 2007
Theatrical
United States
April 27, 2007 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
Brazil
October 31, 2006 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
September 9, 2006 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Iceland
October 5, 2006 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Italy
October 14, 2006 · Premiere · Rome Film Fest
Spain
September 21, 2006 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival
Taiwan
November 11, 2006 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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