The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
62 audience votes
Key crew
- Mohsen MakhmalbafDirector
- Mohsen MakhmalbafScreenplay
- Hossein AlizadehOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Shaghayeh DjodatGabbeh
- Abbas SayahUncle
- Hossein MoharamiOld Man
- Rogheih MoharamiOld Woman
- Parvaneh GhalandariCast
Stills
Themes
goatelderly couplerug