Gabbeh
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Shaghayegh Djodat
Abbas Sayahi
Hossein Moharami
Roghieh Moharami
Mohammad Ahmadi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
On the banks of a stream in southeast Iran, an old woman and her husband are washing their gabbeh. From this carpet comes forth a beautiful young woman named Gabbeh who shares her epic tale: she is desperately in love with a mysterious horseman who follows her clan from afar. Although her father has agreed to let her marry the man, he keeps putting off the date because of family responsibilities. Since she is allowed no other outlet to express her grief, Gabbeh's hopes and shattered dreams come to life and are illustrated in the details of the carpet she weaves.
Director
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cast
Shaghayegh Djodat
Abbas Sayahi
Hossein Moharami
Roghieh Moharami
Crew
Mohammad Ahmadi
Abolfaz Alaghe-band
Hossein Alizadeh
Bahram Azim-poor
Khalil Doroudt-chi
Mahmoud Kalari
Khalil Mahmoudi
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Hamid Manouchehri
Mojtaba Mirtahmassebi
Mustafa Mirza-khani
Abbas Rastegar Pour
Behrouz Shahamat
Eva Simonet
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of Best Film at the 1997 Singapore International Film Festival.
Released in United States Summer June 25, 1997
Released in United States June 26, 1997
Released in United States on Video June 8, 1999
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States April 1997
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1996.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 29 - October 13, 1996.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) September 27 - October 6, 1996.
Awarded best direction at the 1996 Sitges International Festival of Fantasy & Horror Film.
Shown at Sitges International Festival of Fantasy & Horror Film in Spain October 4-10, 1996.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Shown at Singapore International Film Festival April 4-19, 1997.
The name "Gabbeh" refers to intricate woven carpets made renowned by members of southeast Iranian nomadic tribes--a population now nearly extinct.
Released in United States Summer June 25, 1997
Released in United States June 26, 1997 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video June 8, 1999
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 29 - October 13, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 30 - September 2, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) September 27 - October 6, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Awarded best direction at the 1996 Sitges International Festival of Fantasy & Horror Film.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Sitges International Festival of Fantasy & Horror Film in Spain October 4-10, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)
Released in United States April 1997 (Shown at Singapore International Film Festival April 4-19, 1997.)
