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.
Directed
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A Moment of Innocence (1997) — Director
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Kandahar (2001) — Director
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Gabbeh (1996) — Director
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Salaam Cinema (1995) — Director
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The President (2014) — Director
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The Silence (1998) — Director
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The Cyclist (1989) — Director
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Marriage of the Blessed (1989) — Director
- Afghan Alphabet (2002) — Director
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Scream of the Ants (2006) — Director
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The Peddler (1987) — Director
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Time of Love (1991) — Director
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The Actor (1993) — Director
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Once Upon a Time, Cinema (1992) — Director
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Sex & Philosophy (2005) — Director
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The Gardener (2012) — Director
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Boycott (1986) — Director
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The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood (1990) — Director
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Tales of an Island (2000) — Director
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Tales of Kish (1999) — Director
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Images from the Ghajar Dynasty (1992) — Director
- The School That Was Blown Away (1998) — Director
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Two Blind Eyes (1984) — Director
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Marghe and Her Mother (2019) — Director
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Fleeing from Evil to God (1984) — Director
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The Repentance of Nosuh (1983) — Director
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Ongoing Smile (2013) — Director
- The Man Who Came with the Snow (2009) — Director
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Talking with Rivers (2023) — Director
- Stone and Glass (1993) — Director
- The Tenant (2015) — Director
- Les Vacances — Director
- The Quarters: Jerusalem — Director
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Here Children Do Not Play Together (2024) — Director
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Beautiful 2015 (2015) — Director
Also appeared in
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Close-Up (1990) — Self
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A Moment of Innocence (1997) — The Director
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Salaam Cinema (1995) — Himself
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Opening Day of Close-Up (1996) — Himself (archive footage)
- Afghan Alphabet (2002) — Himself
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Close-Up Long Shot (1996) — Self (archive footage)
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The Gardener (2012)
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Joy of Madness (2004) — Himself
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Tales of an Island (2000)
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Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution (2006) — Himself
- Cinema Iran (2005) — Self
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How Samira Made 'Blackboards' (2000)
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Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait (1996) — Self
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Cinema Cinema (1997) — Himself
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1979 - The Year Of The Islamist Revolution (2022) — Self
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Talking with Rivers (2023) — himself
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Jiseok (2022) — Self
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Flash-Forward — Self
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Daddy's School (2014) — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island (2013) — Himself
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Plankton Salesmen (2017) — Self (archive footage)
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Encontros e Dissonâncias (2012)