Review of Half Moon Arabic (2006) by Justina N — 13 Sep 2011

This movie is what's inside: the mystical breath taking road. It's just it and it's everything. Life is not the destination, it's all the way down it...

This review of Half Moon Arabic (2006) was written by Justina N on 13 Sep 2011.

Half Moon Arabic has generally received positive reviews.

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By David S (4,459) on 26 Apr 2011

A road movie by definition but this one is a little more interesting to me because takes place on iran/irak an got some politics in the mix…

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By Bill White (195) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 18 Jul 2007

Director Bahman Ghobadi ices his dark parable with a light frosting of humanistic humor…

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By Goksel T (4) on 14 Aug 2012

Ghobadi refreshes the parts within us that few filmmakers can reach these days. Another exhilarating, poetic experience…

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By Ross D (129) on 26 Dec 2007

Funny, touching, topical, beautifully filmed -- flirts with magical realism while still being grounded in current events. Great score, too…

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By Paul Arendt (158) for BBC.com (1,500) on 04 Jan 2008

Surprisingly gripping despite its whimsical subject matter and often very funny…

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By Thomas H (859) on 26 Apr 2011

An enjoyable film, great characters, great humour. moving story! overall very enjoyable! a film I never thought i'd see but am glad I did…

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By David Parkinson (764) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 04 Jan 2008

An unflinching and affecting depiction of the region’s tragic lunacies…

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By Maral M (45) on 27 Jun 2008

Nice views, perfect landscapes, outstanding music and a very good script of course some of the roles needed to be more characterized and I…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for New York Times (5,786) on 14 Dec 2007

For his poetic fourth feature, Half Moon, Bahman Ghobadi returns to the desolation of the Kurdish borderlands and the enduring optimism of his people…

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By Chris S (3,490) on 02 Dec 2007

As always, this film of Kurdish director Bahman Ghobadir is very interesting and moving. I loved the landscapes and the music…

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