In Homework 1989 Abbas Kiarostami put questions to students at a public school questions about homework punishments and dreams of the future The result was a portrait of the generation that grew up during the IranIraq war trapped by uncertainty and a rigid upbringing Now some 30 years later directors Ashkan Nejati and Mehran Nematollahi repeat Kiarostamis questions and come to the conclusion that the school system and society itself have changed dramatically The gulf between rich and poor has grown far wider and that has become evident in the schools Parents many of whom are illiterate are unable to help their young ones or otherwise too busy with their careers to supervise homework Any sense of interest or guidance is absent
