First Case, Second Case
7.5
A documentary about a teacher who sends a group of pupils out of the classroom when one of them does not own up to talking behind the master's back.
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Cast
13 people
Mehdi Azadbakht
Self
Mohammadreza Barati
Self
Abbas Kiarostami
interviewer
Also in
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Hedayat Matin Daftari
Self
Also in
Decadence: Decline of the Western World
Nader Ebrahimi
Self
Also in
The Autumn Alley
Sadegh Khalkhali
Self
Ehteram Boroumand
Self
Known for
The Salesman
Ezzatollah Entezami
Self
Known for
The Cow
Masoud Kimiai
Self
Also in
The Last Hero
Noureddin Kianouri
self
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Self
Nooreddin Zarrin Kelk
Self
Abbas Kiarostami Director · Houshang Baharlou Cinematographer
First release February 1, 1979 · Produced in Iran · Original title قضیه شکل اول... شکل دوم.
Production
Kanoon
Production
Iran
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Original title
قضیه شکل اول... شکل دوم.
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · February 1, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Switzerland
August 5, 1995 · Premiere · Locarno International Film Festival
Taiwan
July 1, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
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