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Looking to watch 'Blackboards' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Samira Makhmalbaf-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Blackboards' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Blackboards' right now, here are some details about the Fabrica, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions, RAI war flick.

Released December 6th, 2002, 'Blackboards' stars Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari, Bahman Ghobadi, Mohamad Karim Rahmati The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a user score of 66 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 39 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Itinerant Kurdish teachers, carrying blackboards on their backs, look for students in the hills and villages of Iran, near the Iraqi border during the Iran-Iraq war. Said falls in with a group of old men looking for their bombed-out village; he offers to guide them, and takes as his wife Halaleh, the clan's lone woman, a widow with a young son. Reeboir attaches himself to a dozen pre-teen boys weighed down by contraband they carry across the border; they're mules, always on the move. Said and Reeboir try to teach as their potential students keep walking. Danger is close; armed soldiers patrol the skies, the roads, and the border. Is there a role for a teacher? Is there hope?" .

'Blackboards' Release Dates

Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting February 17th, 2004 - Buy Blackboards DVD