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Rakhshān Banietemad

1954 - Today

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Rakhshān Banietemad (Persian: رخشان بنی‌اعتماد; born April 3, 1954, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. She is often referred to as the "First Lady of Iranian Cinema" due to her prominent role in the country's film industry and her ability to merge political themes with personal and family narratives in her work. Banietemad is known for exploring societal issues through characters, who often represent various segments of Iranian society. Her films often address a wide range of issues such as: the evolving roles of women, poverty, war, domestic abuse, social mobility, and balancing a portrayal of harsh realities with a sense of hope for change. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Rakhshān Banietemad is the 1,769th most popular film director (down from 1,619th in 2024), the 480th most popular biography from Iran (down from 452nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Iranian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 1,769 out of 2,041. Before her are Tomm Moore, Francesca Archibugi, Jonathan Levine, Rob Minkoff, Peter Lord, and Alex Kurtzman. After her are Greg Berlanti, Dean DeBlois, K. Balachander, Ryuhei Kitamura, Tatsuya Ishihara, and Gary Trousdale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 669. Before her are Benny Kohlberg, Vladimir Vysotsky, Tommy Tuberville, Alexander Melentyev, Pete Souza, and Susana Trimarco. After her are Zdzisław Kapka, Mustapha Kouici, Phil Thompson, Theresa Saldana, Jeffrey Ashby, and Jónína Leósdóttir.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 480 out of 631. Before her are Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (1963), Hossein Sheikholeslam (1952), Zar Amir Ebrahimi (1981), Zahra Eshraghi (1964), Yahya Golmohammadi (1971), and Vahid Hashemian (1976). After her are Nasser Shabani (1957), Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (1966), Hossein Rezazadeh (1978), Taraneh Alidoosti (1984), Azad (1973), and Niki Karimi (1971).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran

Among film directors born in Iran, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 15. Before her are Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Ali Abbasi (1981), Ali Hatami (1944), Bahman Ghobadi (1969), and Hossein Shahabi (1967). After her are Samira Makhmalbaf (1980), Ebrahim Hatamikia (1961), Reza Mirkarimi (1967), Behrouz Sebt Rasoul (1970), Sahraa Karimi (1981), and Hossein Rajabian (1984).

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