Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Born 1957-05-29 (age 69) Tehran, Iran
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Biography

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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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Known For

Plankton Salesmen
Plankton Salesmen

2017

as Self (archive footage)

Close-Up
Close-Up

1990

as Self

A Moment of Innocence
A Moment of Innocence

1997

as The Director

Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
Opening Day of Close-Up
Opening Day of Close-Up

1996

as Himself (archive footage)

Daddy's School
Daddy's School

2014

as Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Close-Up Long Shot
Close-Up Long Shot

1996

as Self (archive footage)

Tales of an Island
Salaam Cinema
Salaam Cinema

1995

as Himself

🎦
Afghan Alphabet

2002

as Himself

Cinema Cinema
Cinema Cinema

1997

as Himself

Joy of Madness
Joy of Madness

2004

as Himself

🎦
Cinema Iran

2005

as Self

Jiseok
Jiseok

2022

as Self

The Gardener
Flash-Forward
Talking with Rivers
Talking with Rivers

2023

as himself