8.0
Movie
Directing
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Born
- (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Iran
- Credits
- 68 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
8.0
Movie
7.0
Movie
Osama
6.4
Movie
September 11
7.6
Movie
A Moment of Innocence
6.2
Movie
Kandahar
6.7
Movie
Gabbeh
6.4
Movie
The Apple
6.8
Movie
Salaam Cinema
6.4
Movie
The Silence
6.7
Movie
Blackboards
6.7
Movie
The President
6.7
Movie
The Cyclist
6.1
Movie
The Day I Became a Woman
6.6
Movie
At Five in the Afternoon
6.0
Movie
Secret Ballot
6.5
Movie
Marriage of the Blessed
5.3
Movie
Two-Legged Horse
6.8
Movie
Sex & Philosophy
Acting credits 22
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Flash-Forward Film | Self |
| 2023 | Talking with Rivers Film | himself |
| 2022 | Jiseok Film | Self |
| 2022 | 1979 - The Year Of The Islamist Revolution TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Plankton Salesmen Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Daddy's School Film | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| 2013 | Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island Film | Himself |
| 2012 | The Gardener Film | |
| 2012 | Encontros e Dissonâncias Film | |
| 2006 | Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution Film | Self |
| 2005 | Cinema Iran Film | Self |
| 2004 | Joy of Madness Film | Himself |
| 2002 | Afghan Alphabet Film | Himself |
| 2000 | How Samira Made 'Blackboards' Film | |
| 2000 | Tales of an Island Film | |
| 1997 | A Moment of Innocence Film | The Director |
| 1997 | Cinema Cinema Film | Himself |
| 1996 | Close-Up Long Shot Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait Film | Self |
| 1996 | Opening Day of Close-Up Film | Himself (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Salaam Cinema Film | Himself |
| 1990 | Close-Up Film | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
Crew credits 54
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Flash-Forward Film | Editor, Writer |
| TBA | Les Vacances Film | Writer, Director |
| TBA | The Quarters: Jerusalem Film | Director |
| 2024 | Here Children Do Not Play Together Film | Director |
| 2023 | Talking with Rivers Film | Editor, Director of Photography |
| 2019 | Marghe and Her Mother Film | Director, Writer |
| 2019 | I'm Not My Body Film | Thanks |
| 2015 | The Tenant Film | Director, Writer |
| 2015 | Beautiful 2015 Film | Director |
| 2014 | The President Film | Director, Writer |
| 2013 | Ongoing Smile Film | Director |
| 2012 | The Gardener Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2009 | The Man Who Came with the Snow Film | Director, Editor, Writer |
| 2009 | Mother's Paradise Film | Screenplay |
| 2009 | Two-Legged Horse Film | Screenplay, Editor |
| 2006 | Scream of the Ants Film | Director, Writer |
| 2005 | Sex & Philosophy Film | Director, Producer, Editor, Screenplay |
| 2005 | Poet of the Wastes Film | Writer |
| 2004 | Joy of Madness Film | Producer |
| 2004 | Osama Film | Executive Producer |
| 2003 | At Five in the Afternoon Film | Producer, Scenario Writer, Novel, Editor |
| 2002 | September 11 Film | Editor |
| 2002 | Afghan Alphabet Film | Director, Writer, Editor |
| 2001 | Secret Ballot Film | Idea |
| 2001 | Kandahar Film | Producer, Director, Author |
| 2000 | The Day I Became a Woman Film | Writer, Producer |
| 2000 | Blackboards Film | Producer, Writer, Editor |
| 2000 | Tales of an Island Film | Director, Writer, Cinematography |
| 1999 | Tales of Kish Film | Director |
| 1998 | The Silence Film | Writer, Director, Editor, Set Designer |
| 1998 | The School That Was Blown Away Film | Director |
| 1998 | The Apple Film | Writer, Editor |
| 1997 | The Day My Aunt Was ill Film | Editor |
| 1997 | A Moment of Innocence Film | Director, Editor, Writer |
| 1996 | Gabbeh Film | Director, Screenplay, Production Design, Editor |
| 1995 | Salaam Cinema Film | Director, Writer, Editor |
| 1993 | The Actor Film | Director, Editor |
| 1993 | Stone and Glass Film | Director |
| 1992 | Mard-e Na-Tamam Film | Writer |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Time, Cinema Film | Director, Editor, Writer |
| 1992 | Images from the Ghajar Dynasty Film | Director |
| 1991 | Time of Love Film | Screenplay, Editor, Director |
| 1990 | The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood Film | Director, Screenplay, Editor |
| 1990 | The Scout Film | Editor |
| 1989 | Marriage of the Blessed Film | Editor, Director, Writer |
| 1989 | The Cyclist Film | Director, Writer, Production Design, Editor |
| 1987 | The Peddler Film | Director, Editor, Screenplay |
| 1986 | Boycott Film | Director, Writer |
| 1985 | Rings Film | Writer |
| 1984 | Two Blind Eyes Film | Director, Writer |
| 1984 | Fleeing from Evil to God Film | Director, Screenplay, Editor |
| 1983 | The Repentance of Nosuh Film | Writer, Director |
| 1982 | Marge Digari Film | Writer |
| 1981 | Justification Film | Writer |