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Gabbeh
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is IMDb on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90. Critics average 90, everyone else 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An elderly couple go about their routine of cleaning their gabbeh, while bickering gently with each other. Magically, a young woman appears, helping the two clean the rug. This young woman belongs to the clan whose history is depicted in the design of the gabbeh, and the rug recounts the story of the courtship of the young woman by a stranger from the clan.
Details
- Director
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Writer
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Studio
- Sanaye Dasti, MK2 Productions
- Released
- 26 June 1996
- Country
- Iran, France
- Language
- Persian
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 1 win, 1 nomination
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Awards & nominations
See all 2 →1 win from 2 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 1998 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Iran | Nominee |
| Sitges Film Festival Best Director award 1996 | Sitges Film Festival Best Director award | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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2 awards — Gabbeh
×| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Iran | Nominee |
| Sitges Film Festival Best Director award | Winner |