The Mohsen Makhmalbaf Movie Script Page!

Below are a few of the screenplays of films written by Mohsen Makhmalbaf (and in some cases by Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Samira Makhmalbaf). Mohsen Makhmalbaf is an Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer, whose films during the last ten years have been presented in international film festivals more than 1,000 times. As of 2002 he had gained 26 international prizes. He belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema.

For those of you able to read Persian, please visit the Non English Scripts page for additional screenplays by Mohsen Makhmalbaf in Persian. - Enjoy!

Houra (Kish Tales) Ghessé hayé kish: segment The Greek Boat - undated, unspecified script by Mohsen Makhmalbaf - hosted by: Makhmalbaf Film House - in html format

In "The Greek Boat," the wife of a shopkeeper on the shore is psychologically affected by the cardboard boxes washed up by the sea that her husband uses to repair their hut. International brands that appear on the packaging bring out her fear of foreigners. An exorcist advises her husband to choose between the cardboard and his wife.

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Silence (Hoora) - undated, unspecified script by Mohsen Makhmalbaf - hosted by: Makhmalbaf Film House - in doc format

Because of his special gift in identifying objects by the sounds they make, a blind young boy is employed as a string instrument tuner in a small village in Tajikistan. He may be blind but that does not mean he cannot see. On his way to work, he could tell the quality of the bread the young girls along the streets are peddling by simply touching their ware. His world is made more colorful and quaint because of his sensitivity to his surroundings. The only problem is that he is easily "tempted" by street musicians' performances and arrives late at work.

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The Blackboard (Takhté siah) - undated, unspecified script by Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Samira Makhmalbaf - hosted by: Makhmalbaf Film House - in doc format

Up in the mountains, teachers with blackboards strapped to their backs search for anybody who will agree to be taught by them. But the blackboards aren't just for teaching; they serve as shields, as shelter, and some people even use them to barter for brides. Kids smuggling contraband crawl towards the border, past armed guards, hidden in the middle of a vast flock of sheep. Old men wander disconsolately across the mountains, hoping somehow to reach their homeland.

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Gabbeh - undated, unspecified script by Mohsen Makhmalbaf - hosted by: Makhmalbaf Film House - in doc format

An elderly couple go about their routine of cleaning their gabbeh (a intricately-designed rug), 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.

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Roozi ke zan shodam (The Day I became a Woman: Ahoo segment) - undated, unspecified script by Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Marzieh Meshkini ( - hosted by: Makhmalbaf Film House - in html format

A young woman who decides to enter a bicycle race against her husband's wishes. As first the husband and then increasing numbers of men from the village ride beside her to convince her to return home, the race begins to symbolize a freedom she desperately wants from the limitations which have been placed on her.

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Roozi ke zan shodam (The Day I became a Woman: Hava segment) - undated, unspecified script by Mohsen Makhmalbaf - hosted by: Makhmalbaf Film House - in html format

A young woman who decides to enter a bicycle race against her husband's wishes. As first the husband and then increasing numbers of men from the village ride beside her to convince her to return home, the race begins to symbolize a freedom she desperately wants from the limitations which have been placed on her.

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Amnesia - undated, unspecified script by Mohsen Makhmalbaf - hosted by: Makhmalbaf Film House - in doc format

Unproduced and banned. The idea of the script reflecting two decades of pain and sufferings of the Iranian people and artists is among the subjects that took Mohsen Makhmalbaf years to write and it was finally completed last fall when he was admitted to Mehr Hospital in Tehran due to heart problems.

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