Tonight's Homework (2021)

Name: Tonight's Homework
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-11-16T12:41:16+01:00

Documentary | 78 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 78 minuten

Alternative title: Mashgh-e Emshab

Country: Iran

Directed by: Ashkan Nejat and Mehran Nematollahi

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Tonight's Homework plot

In 'Homework' (1989), Abbas Kiarostami interrogates a number of students from a public school in front of the camera. It is about homework, punishment and dreams for the future. The result is a portrait of the generation that grew up during the Iraq-Iran war and was caught in insecurity and a rigid upbringing. More than thirty years later, directors Ashkan Nejati and Mehran Nematollahi repeat Kiarostami's questions and come to the conclusion that both the school system and society have changed dramatically. For example, the gap between rich and poor has grown enormously and this is noticeable at school. Parents are illiterate and unable to help their offspring or are too busy with their careers to check homework. It lacks direction and interest.