First Graders
1984, Persian. Directed by Abbas Kiarostami.
A documentary film about a boys school in Iran. The film shows numerous, funny and moving interviews of many different young pupils of this school summoned by their superintendent for questions of discipline. The man is not severe, but clever and fair. He teaches loyalty, fellowship and righteousness to these boys. Besides these interviews, we see scenes of this school’s quotidian life.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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First Graders is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 8 June 1984
- Original title
- اولیها...
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Abbas Kiarostami
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First Graders runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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First Graders is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed First Graders?
First Graders (1984) was directed by Abbas Kiarostami and stars Mohammad Dadras.