First Graders

1996, 1h 25min -

Inspired by his work at Kanoon and his own sons’ schooling, the first of Abbas Kiarostami’s two documentary features about education looks in on a schoolyard 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" — movie produced in Iran and Islamic Republic of and released in 1996. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.2 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 25min. "First Graders" is currently available to stream on Mubi. Click on a playlink to watch it now!