Half Moon
2006 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 3,241 VOTES · DIR. Bahman Ghobadi
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,093 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:51 Sit down. Come here.
00:04:56 Fayegh! Mamo has good news!
00:07:41 What? My bus is the toilet?
00:12:16 What's your problem?
00:18:09 I worked for seven months to get the authorisation.
00:21:12 Look! Stand up!
00:23:56 Care for these kids, they're more important.
00:26:37 Rembrandt?
00:34:23 Here among you, with joy I announce that after all these years
00:37:24 She can't sing? She has a celestial voice
00:43:59 Mamo, a checkpoint!
00:47:44 Captain! Excuse me.
00:52:36 What have we done?
00:55:37 He did his military in the Shah's time.
00:59:25 So if you're ready, get on the bus.
01:02:42 #Only my heart is suffering from sorrow.#
01:06:18 Mamo, Hesho...!
01:10:10 eggs, dizi, kebabs, ostrich...
01:15:48 and the tape never finishes. It never finishes.
01:19:27 What for, Mamo?
01:23:54 We can find instruments, if you spend the night.
01:29:50 We have no instruments, no woman singer I have practiced with.
01:34:30 I've practiced for seven months.
01:39:06 were "Seni seviyorum" (l love you).
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,093
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:00:51
Final line01:39:06
Production Record
DirectorBahman Ghobadi
LanguageKU
IMDb votes3,241