Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Known For
Directing
Born
1957-05-29 in Tehran, Iran
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.
Most Known For
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
Close-Up
as Self
Joy of Madness
as Himself
Cinema Cinema
as Himself
A Moment of Innocence
as The Director
1979 - The Year Of The Islamist Revolution
as Self
Salaam Cinema
as Himself
Daddy's School
as Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Jiseok
as Self
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
as Himself
Opening Day of Close-Up
as Himself (archive footage)
Tales of an Island
Talking with Rivers
as himself
Cinema Iran
as Self
Flash-Forward
as Self
The Gardener
Afghan Alphabet
as Himself
How Samira Made 'Blackboards'
Close-Up Long Shot
as Self (archive footage)
Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island
as Himself