Mania Akbari

Directing

Mania Akbari

Born
(age 52)
Birthplace
Tehran, Iran
Credits
13 titles

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Mania Akbari is an Iranian film director. Akbari began her artistic career as a painter in 1991. She entered the world of cinema as a director of photography and later as an assistant director of documentaries. In 2002, she starred in Abbas Kiarostami’s Ten and in 2003 co-directed the documentary Crystal. In 2005 she wrote, directed and starred in her first feature film, 20 Fingers, winner of a prize at the Venice Film Festival digital film competition. In 2007, Akbari directed a sequel to Kiarostami's Ten entitled 10+4 (Dah Be Alaveh Chahar) in which she depicts her battle with cancer.

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Known For

Acting credits 10

YearTitleRole
2026 Three Ways of Returning Film
2019 A Moon for My Father Film Herself
2014 Life May Be Film Self
2013 From Tehran to London Film Roya
2012 Dancing Mania Film Self
2012 In My Country Men Have Breasts Film self
2007 10 + 4 (Dah be alaveh chahar) Film herself
2005 Cinema Iran Film Self
2004 20 Fingers Film The Wife
2002 Ten Film Driver

Crew credits 10

YearTitleJob
2026 Three Ways of Returning Film Director, Producer, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editor
2022 How Dare You Have Such a Rubbish Wish Film Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
2020 Dear Elnaz Film Director, Editor
2019 A Moon for My Father Film Director, Writer
2014 Life May Be Film Director, Writer
2013 From Tehran to London Film Director, Producer
2012 In My Country Men Have Breasts Film Director
2011 One. Two. One Film Director, Writer, Executive Producer
2007 10 + 4 (Dah be alaveh chahar) Film Director
2004 20 Fingers Film Director, Writer
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