Homework is a 1989 Iranian narrative documentary film written, directed and edited by Abbas Kiarostami. The film was shot on 16mm in late January and/or early February 1988 at Tehran's Shahid Masumi primary school.

Synopsis

The film consists almost exclusively of interviews with a number of pupils and two fathers of pupils at Shahid Masumi school who are asked to give their opinion on the traditional teaching practice of assigning homework. Issues such as some parents' illiteracy and their inability to help their children with the homework are raised. The children don't always succeed in hiding the more embarrassing aspects of their family life (corporal punishment, poverty, etc.).

Release

Homework was included as a special feature in the Criterion Collection's release of the Koker trilogy.