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Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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.​


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Born:
May 29, 1957 In Tehran, Iran
Movie/TV Credits:
16
First Appeared:
In the movie Flash-Forward
Latest Project:
Movie Jiseok 2022-10-06
Known For
Poster of Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
Poster of Afghan Alphabet
Poster of Tales of an Island
Poster of Salaam Cinema
Filmography
Movie Flash-Forward Self 2025
Movie Jiseok Self 2022-10-06
Movie Plankton Salesmen Self (archive footage) 2017-10-29
Movie Daddy's School Mohsen Makhmalbaf 2014-10-02
Movie Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island Himself 2013-03-30
Movie The Gardener 2012-10-04
Movie Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution Himself 2006-05-18
Movie Cinema Iran Self 2005-05-04
Movie Joy of Madness Himself 2004-07-15
Movie Afghan Alphabet Himself 2002-03-06
Movie Tales of an Island 2000-01-01
Movie How Samira Made 'Blackboards' 2000-09-07
Movie A Moment of Innocence The Director 1996-08-13
Movie Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait Self 1996-10-19
Movie Salaam Cinema Himself 1995-04-14
Movie Close-Up Self 1990-05-09