Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-05-29 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Tehran, Iran

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 liv...

Acting

1990

Close-Up

as Self

2023

2022

Jiseok

as Self

2002

Afghan Alphabet

as Himself

2014

Daddy's School

as Mohsen Makhmalbaf

1996

A Moment of Innocence

as The Director

2017

Plankton Salesmen

as Self (archive footage)

1995

Salaam Cinema

as Himself

2004

Joy of Madness

as Himself

2005

1997

Cinema Cinema

as Himself

Production

2001

Kandahar

as Director

2001

Kandahar

as Author

2001

Kandahar

as Producer

1996

Gabbeh

as Director

2003

At Five in the Afternoon

as Scenario Writer

1998

The Silence

as Director

1998

The Silence

as Writer

1996

1995

Salaam Cinema

as Director

1989

The Cyclist

as Director

2005

Sex & Philosophy

as Director

2007

2012

The Gardener

as Director

2009

Two-Legged Horse

as Screenplay

2009

Mother's Paradise

as Screenplay

1987

The Peddler

as Director

1999

Tales of Kish

as Director

2023

2023

Talking with Rivers

as Director of Photography

2023

1986

Boycott

as Director

2014

The President

as Director

2002

Afghan Alphabet

as Director

2002

1984

Two Blind Eyes

as Director

1991

Time of Love

as Director

1991

Time of Love

as Screenplay

1991

Time of Love

as Editor

1993

Stone and Glass

as Director

1993

The Actor

as Director

1995

Salaam Cinema

as Writer

1995

Salaam Cinema

as Editor

2015

The Tenant

as Director

2015

The Tenant

as Writer

2004

Osama

as Executive Producer

1984

2000

1998

The Apple

as Writer

1998

The Apple

as Editor

1986

Boycott

as Writer

1987

The Peddler

as Screenplay

1987

The Peddler

as Editor

-

Flash-Forward

as Writer

-

Flash-Forward

as Editor

2013

Ongoing Smile

as Director

-

Les Vacances

as Director

-

Les Vacances

as Writer

1996

Gabbeh

as Screenplay

2014

The President

as Writer

2001

1989

The Cyclist

as Writer

2002

1981

Justification

as Writer

1985

Rings

as Writer

2012

The Gardener

as Writer

2007

2005

2019

2005

Sex & Philosophy

as Screenplay

2005

Sex & Philosophy

as Producer

2005

2000

Blackboards

as Writer

2000

Blackboards

as Editor

2000

Blackboards

as Producer

1998

The Silence

as Editor

2009

Two-Legged Horse

as Producer

2009

1998

The Silence

as Set Designer

1984

2000

Tales of an Island

as Cinematography

2000

2019

1993

The Actor

as Editor

1989

The Cyclist

as Editor

1989

The Cyclist

as Production Design

2012

The Gardener

as Producer

1990

The Scout

as Editor

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