Biography
Mohsen Makhmalbaf (b. 1957) was born in a deprived suburb of Tehran. In his young days he was part of the radical Islamic opposition movement and, after spending some five years in prison, he decided to forge a filmmaking career. Many of his almost thirty films have played at some of the world's most prestigious festivals, including the IFFs in Cannes, Venice and Locarno, nevertheless they were frequently banned back in Iran. Together with Jafar Panahi and Abbas Kiarostami he is one of the best known representatives of the Iranian New Wave. In 2009, three years after Makhmalbaf emigrated, his works were banned altogether in Iran. Selected filmography: The Cyclist (1989), A Moment of Innocence (1996), The Silence (1998), Kandahar (2001), Scream of the Ants (2006), and The President (2014). His daughters Samira and Hana Makhmalbaf are also film directors.
50. MFF Karlovy Vary
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2019 |
Marghe and Her Mother |
2014 |
The President |
2010 |
Mother's Paradise |
2009 |
Man Who Came with the Snow, The |
2008 |
Two-Legged Horse |
2006 |
Scream of the Ants |
2005 |
Poet of the Wastes |
Sex & Philosophy |
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2001 |
The Sun Behind the Moon |
2000 |
Tales of an Island |
The Blackboard |
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The Day I Became a Woman |
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1999 |
Tales of Kish |
1998 |
The Apple |
The Silence |
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1996 |
A Moment of Innocence |
Gabbeh |
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1993 |
Actor, The |
1992 |
Once Upon a Time, Cinema |
The unfinished man |
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1991 |
The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood |
1990 |
Aşkın Nöbeti |
Farmandar |
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Time of Love |
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1989 |
Madrese-ye Rajayi |
Marriage of the Blessed |
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1987 |
Peddler, The |
The Cyclist |
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1985 |
Boycott |
Zangha |
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1984 |
Do Cheshman Beesu |
Este'aze |
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1983 |
Tobeh Nosuh |
1982 |
Hesar dar Hesar |
Marg Deegari |
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1981 |
Towjeeh |
Documentaries | |
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2012 |
Gardener, The |
2002 |
Afghan Alphabet, The |
1995 |
Salaam Cinema |
Short | |
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2015 |
The Tenant |
2005 |
The Chair |
1996 |
Madresei keh baad bord |
1993 |
Images from the Ghajar Dynasty |
Director
Movies | |
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2019 |
Marghe and Her Mother |
2014 |
The President |
2009 |
Man Who Came with the Snow, The |
2006 |
Scream of the Ants |
2005 |
Sex & Philosophy |
2001 |
The Sun Behind the Moon |
2000 |
Tales of an Island |
1999 |
Tales of Kish |
1998 |
The Silence |
1996 |
A Moment of Innocence |
Gabbeh |
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1993 |
Actor, The |
1992 |
Once Upon a Time, Cinema |
1991 |
The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood |
1990 |
Aşkın Nöbeti |
Time of Love |
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1989 |
Marriage of the Blessed |
1987 |
Peddler, The |
The Cyclist |
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1985 |
Boycott |
1984 |
Do Cheshman Beesu |
Este'aze |
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1983 |
Tobeh Nosuh |
Documentaries | |
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2023 |
Talking with Rivers |
2013 |
Ongoing Smile |
2012 |
Gardener, The |
2002 |
Afghan Alphabet, The |
1995 |
Salaam Cinema |
Short | |
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2015 |
The Tenant |
2005 |
The Chair |
1996 |
Madresei keh baad bord |
1993 |
Images from the Ghajar Dynasty |
Actor
Movies | |
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2000 |
Tales of an Island |
1996 |
A Moment of Innocence |
1990 |
Close-Up |
Documentaries | |
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2023 |
Talking with Rivers |
2022 |
Jiseok |
2014 |
Daddy's School |
2011 |
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (series) |
2006 |
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution (TV movie) |
Salam Cinema: Die iranische Familie Makhmalbaf und ihre Filme (TV movie) |
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2005 |
Cinema Iran (TV movie) |
2003 |
Joy of Madness |
2002 |
Afghan Alphabet, The |
2000 |
Friendly Persuasion: Iranian Cinema After the 1979 Revolution |
Samira cheghoneh 'Takhté siah' rol sakht |
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1997 |
Cinema Cinema |
1996 |
Stardust Stricken - Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait |
1995 |
Salaam Cinema |
Author
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2003 |
At Five in the Afternoon - book |
Editor
Movies | |
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1998 |
The Silence |
Guest
Shows | |
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2018 |
Hollywood Insider |
Cinematographer
Movies | |
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2000 |
Tales of an Island |