Homework

1989, 1h 18min -

In Abbas Kiarostami’s second documentary feature about education, the filmmaker himself asks the questions, probing a succession of invariably cute first- and second-graders about their home situations and the schoolwork they must do there. It emerges that many parents are illiterate. Tellingly, many kids can define punishment (the corporal variety seems common) but not encouragement. Show more

"Homework" — movie produced in Iran and Islamic Republic of and released in 1989. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 18min. "Homework" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!