Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Directing
- Born
- May 29, 1957 (age 69) · Tehran, Iran
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Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Mohsen Mäxmälbaf, born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer. During 2007 he was the president of Asian Film Academy.
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Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented in international film festivals in the past ten years. The multi-award-winning director, belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. Time magazine selected Makhmalbaf's 2001 film, Kandahar, as one of top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of the Jury at the Venice film festival.
Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and now lives in Paris. As of June 12, 2009, and following the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has claimed that he has been appointed the official spokesman of Mir-Hossein Moussavi's campaign abroad.
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Known for
Osama
March 24, 2004
September 11
September 4, 2002
A Moment of Innocence
April 9, 1997
Kandahar
May 11, 2001
Gabbeh
June 26, 1996
The Apple
May 27, 1998
Salaam Cinema
April 14, 1995
The Silence
December 4, 1998
Blackboards
September 1, 2000
The President
August 30, 2014
The Cyclist
February 1, 1989
The Day I Became a Woman
September 1, 2000
Behind the camera53
- 2024Here Children Do Not Play Together Director
- 2023Talking with Rivers Editor, Director of Photography, Director
- 2019Marghe and Her Mother Director, Writer
- 2015The Tenant Director, Writer
- 2015Beautiful 2015 Director
- 2014The President Director, Writer
- 2013Ongoing Smile Director
- 2012The Gardener Director, Writer, Producer
- 2009The Man Who Came with the Snow Director, Editor, Writer
- 2009