Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	May 29, 1957(1957-05-29)
Age	67
Birthplace	Tehran
Country	Iran
Birth City	Tehran Province
Horoscope	Taurus

Mohsen Makhmalbaf Biography

Mohsen Makhmalbaf is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on May 29, 1957 in Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran. Leader in the New Wave of Iranian Cinema and recipient of more than 50 awards for films like Kandahar or Gabbeh.

In the 1990 film Close-Up, he acted with He acted alongside fellow director Abbas Kiarostami in the 1990 film Close-Up..

Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Persian: محسن مخملباف ‎, Mohsen Makhmalbaaf; born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror in more than 15 major film festivals. His award-winning films include Kandahar; his latest documentary is The Gardener and latest feature The President.

In 1981, he wrote the screenplay for Towjeeh, directed by Manuchehr Haghaniparast. In 1982, he wrote the screenplay for Marg Deegari, directed by Mohammad-Reza Honarmand. He made his first film, Tobeh Nosuh, in 1983, and Boycott, a film set in pre-revolutionary Iran, in 1985. The latter tells the story of Valeh (Majid Majidi), a young man sentenced to death for Communist tendencies, and is widely believed to be based on Makhmalbaf’s own experiences.

Marzieh Makhmalbaf was his wife and he had three children.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf Net Worth

Mohsen Makhmalbaf is one of the richest Director from Iran. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mohsen Makhmalbaf 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His first job was as a screenwriter on the film Towjeeh.

His film Kandahar was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 films of all-time.

Makhmalbaf was born in Tehran on May 29, 1957. At the age of 15, he became involved in a militant group fighting against the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the then Shah of Iran, and at the age of 17 he was imprisoned for stabbing a policeman and sentenced to death. After serving five years of his sentence, he was released in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. He left Iran in 2005.

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Who is Mohsen Makhmalbaf Dating?

According to our records, Mohsen Makhmalbaf married to Marzieh Meshkini , Fatemeh Meshkini. As of December 1, 2023, Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s is not dating anyone.

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Kandahar (2001) is a fictional odyssey inspired by a true story set in Afghanistan before the September 11 attacks, as the Taliban’s laws strip women of civil rights and hope and a Western-cultured Afghan woman returns to prevent her sister’s suicide during the last eclipse of the 20th century.

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Mohsen Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iran. Mohsen Makhmalbaf celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.

Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sixth President of Iran, and has lived in Paris since the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election.

Where is Mohsen Makhmalbaf?

Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and has lived in Paris since the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election.

Where can I watch moment of innocence?

Watch A Moment of Innocence | Prime Video.

What happened Hossain Sabzian?

Hossein Sabzian, the hero of Abbas Kiarostami’s film Close-Up, has died. He suffered respiratory failure on the Tehran metro in August, slipped into a coma and passed away on September 29.

Is Close-Up a real story?

Close-Up is a combination of documentary and fiction. It is based on a real story and all the people in the film play themselves as they are in the real world. Even the soldier who arrests Sabzian in the film is the same individual who did so in reality.

Is Close-Up movie true story?

Close-Up is an very unusual movie. It’s based upon a real event –a man named Hossain Sabzian convinces a wealthy family that he is Mohsen Makhmalbaf, another Iranian filmmaker. Kiarostami recreates the original deception, using Sabzian and the family as actors in their own drama.