FILM DIRECTOR

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

1957 - Today

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Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Persian: محسن مخملباف, [mohˈsen mæxmɒːlˈbɒːf]) (born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won 50 awards, and served as a juror in more than 15 major film festivals. His award-winning films include A Moment of Innocence (1996) and Kandahar. His latest documentary is The Gardener and latest feature The President. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohsen Makhmalbaf is the 736th most popular film director (down from 732nd in 2019), the 314th most popular biography from Iran (up from 321st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Iranian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mohsen Makhmalbaf ranks 736 out of 2,041. Before him are Herbert Selpin, Luigi Zampa, Hal Roach, W. S. Van Dyke, Aleksei Yuryevich German, and Bruce Beresford. After him are Bryan Singer, James Wan, Gavin O'Connor, Jaromil Jireš, B. R. Chopra, and Mario Salieri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Mohsen Makhmalbaf ranks 190. Before him are Alaa Al Aswany, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Rustam Minnikhanov, Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, Andreï Makine, and Masaru Uchiyama. After him are Judge Reinhold, Mario Salieri, Chelsea Field, John Ribat, Achille Mbembe, and Éder Aleixo de Assis.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Mohsen Makhmalbaf ranks 314 out of 631. Before him are Sami Yusuf (1980), Jamshid Amouzegar (1923), Saib Tabrizi (1592), Dariush Mehrjui (1939), Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel (1945), and Simin Daneshvar (1921). After him are Al-Birjandi (null), Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari (1906), Suleiman II of Persia (1714), Kushyar Gilani (971), Mohsen Rezaee (1954), and Navvab Safavi (1924).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran

Among film directors born in Iran, Mohsen Makhmalbaf ranks 8. Before him are Jafar Panahi (1960), Barbet Schroeder (1941), Shirin Neshat (1957), Asghar Farhadi (1972), Majid Majidi (1959), and Dariush Mehrjui (1939). After him are Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Ali Abbasi (1981), Ali Hatami (1944), Bahman Ghobadi (1969), and Hossein Shahabi (1967).

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