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Gabbeh. 1996. Iran. Written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. With Shaghayegh Djodat, Hossein Moharami, Roghieh Moharami. 35mm. In Persian; English subtitles. 75 min. The nomadic people of the Qashqai and Bakhtiari communities weave a colorful rug called Gabbeh. As filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf observed their life, what began as a documentary project turned into something else—more surreal than real. A beautiful young woman named Gabbeh has seemingly leapt out of a rug depicting two small…