Gabbeh

Jun 26, 1996

1h 12m

★ 6.6

Life is Colour. Love is Colour.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Production Companies

Sanaye Dasti

MK2 Films

Gabbeh Trailers

Cast

Gabbeh

Shaghayeh Djodat

Uncle

Abbas Sayah

Old Man

Hossein Moharami

Old Woman

Rogheih Moharami

Parvaneh Ghalandari

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