Known For
Directing
Born
May 29, 1957
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Credits
68 titles
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mohsen Makhmalbaf, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Here Children Do Not Play Together
Director
Talking with Rivers
himself
Jiseok
Self
1979 - The Year Of The Islamist Revolution
Self
Marghe and Her Mother
Director
I'm Not My Body
Thanks
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
The Tenant
Director
Beautiful 2015
Director
Daddy's School
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The President
Director
Ongoing Smile
Director
Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island
Himself
The Gardener
Encontros e Dissonâncias
The Man Who Came with the Snow
Director
Mother's Paradise
Screenplay
Two-Legged Horse
Screenplay
Scream of the Ants
Director
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
Himself
Sex & Philosophy
Director
Poet of the Wastes
Writer
Cinema Iran
Self
Joy of Madness
Himself
Osama
Executive Producer
At Five in the Afternoon
Scenario Writer
September 11
Editor
Afghan Alphabet
Himself
Secret Ballot
Idea
Kandahar
Director
How Samira Made 'Blackboards'
The Day I Became a Woman
Writer
Blackboards
Writer
Tales of an Island
Tales of Kish
Director
The Silence
Director
The School That Was Blown Away
Director
The Apple
Writer
The Day My Aunt Was ill
Editor
A Moment of Innocence
The Director
Cinema Cinema
Himself
Close-Up Long Shot
Self (archive footage)
Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait
Self
Gabbeh
Director
Opening Day of Close-Up
Himself (archive footage)
Salaam Cinema
Himself
The Actor
Director
Stone and Glass
Director
Mard-e Na-Tamam
Writer
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Director