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Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Director and Screenwriter)

This director and screenwriter, who was once one of the most talked-about figures in the Iranian cinema for children and young adults, furthered his career in the late 1990s by writing the screenplay of I, Taraneh, Am 15 (Rasoul Sadr Ameli). His latest Film, Transit Café, which was a movie about the situation of women in Iran, was Iran's representative in the Academy Awards ceremony in 2005. In recent months, he has completed a screenplay entitled Once Again My Beloved City and has been working on another screenplay, Searching for Hassan. This is an adaptation of a novel by Terence Ward based on a true story. It is the story of a family living abroad. They return to Iran to find the family chef, Hassan. This film will be produced by James Ivory.


Reza Attaran (Actor)
Reza Attaran is now one of the most famous comedians of Iran. Up to two decades ago, he only appeared in local plays in Khorasan province (northeast Iran). When in Tehran, he joined a TV comedy group in 1993 which produced entertaining programs for the new year holidays. [More]

Taraneh Taraneh Alidousti (Actress)
She was proposed by Habib Rezaei (actor) to play the leading role of I, Taraneh, Am 15 (Rasoul Sadr Ameli) ten years ago and her acting was powerful enough to earn her the best actress prize from that year’s edition of Fajr International Film Festival. She then appeared in three films made by Asghar Farhadi, including in About Elli where she was cast as Elli, the most mysterious character of the film. Alidousti has also appeared in stage plays and was a choice of Mehrjui for his new play. [More]

Negar Javaheriyan (Actress)
She has been undoubtedly the most successful actress of Iran during the past two years. Her success began with "We Only Live Twice" (Behnam Behzadi) and her role in Homayoun As’adian’s "Gold and Copper" brought her the best actress prize of Fajr International Film Festival. [More]

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  1. Reza Attaran
  2. Taraneh Taraneh Alidousti
  3. Negar Javaheriyan
  4. Alireza Zarrindast
  5. Reza Karam-Rezaei
  6. Bahram Baizai
  7. Vahid Mousaian
  8. Mohammad Aladpoush
  9. Mohammad Reza Golzar
  10. Mehran Rajabi
  11. Bahman Qobadi
  12. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  13. Kambozia Partovi
  14. Merila Zare’i
  15. Hamid Farrokhnejad

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