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"First Graders" is a masterpiece. It is a master's thesis that answers the question "Does cinema imitate life, or does life imitate cinema?" with "The two are not so far apart."

Abbas Kiarostami is a genius, this is not up for debate. Although this work is classified as a "documentary", in my opinion it is a complete cinematic masterpiece. A school, a group of first grade elementary school students, and hidden cameras...

Akira Kurosawa did not speak in vain when he said, "Words cannot describe my feelings about them... I was very depressed when Satyajit Ray died. But after seeing Kiarostami's films, I thanked God for giving us the right person to replace him."