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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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Acting (17 movies)

8.0

Close-Up

1990

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How Samira Made 'Blackboards'

2000

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Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution

2006

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Talking with Rivers

2023

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Jiseok

2022

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Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait

1996

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Daddy's School

2014

7.6

A Moment of Innocence

1996

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Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island

2013

6.5

Salaam Cinema

1995

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Joy of Madness

2004

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Tales of an Island

2000

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The Gardener

2012

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Cinema Cinema

1997

5.4

Opening Day of Close-Up

1996

6.1

Close-Up Long Shot

1996

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Plankton Salesmen

2017

Directing (33 movies)

6.2

Kandahar

2001

6.6

Gabbeh

1996

6.5

The Silence

1998

7.6

A Moment of Innocence

1996

6.5

Salaam Cinema

1995

6.3

Marriage of the Blessed

1989

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Once Upon a Time, Cinema

1992

6.7

The Cyclist

1989

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Sex & Philosophy

2005

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Scream of the Ants

2007

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Fleeing from Evil to God

1984

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The Gardener

2012

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The School That Was Blown Away

1998

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The Peddler

1987

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Tales of Kish

1999

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Talking with Rivers

2023

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Boycott

1986

6.8

The President

2014

6.2

Afghan Alphabet

2002

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Two Blind Eyes

1984

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Time of Love

1991

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Images from the Ghajar Dynasty

1992

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Stone and Glass

1993

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The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood

1990

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The Repentance of Nosuh

1983

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The Actor

1993

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The Tenant

2015

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Tales of an Island

2000

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Ongoing Smile

2013

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Marghe and Her Mother

2019

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The Man Who Came with the Snow

2009

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Here Children Do Not Play Together

2024

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Beautiful 2015

2015

Title	Year	Job
Justification	1981	Writer
The Repentance of Nosuh	1983	Writer
Fleeing from Evil to God	1984	Screenplay
Two Blind Eyes	1984	Writer
Rings	1985	Writer
Boycott	1986	Writer
The Peddler	1987	Screenplay
Marriage of the Blessed	1989	Writer
The Cyclist	1989	Writer
The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood	1990	Screenplay
Time of Love	1991	Screenplay
Once Upon a Time, Cinema	1992	Writer
Salaam Cinema	1995	Writer
Gabbeh	1996	Screenplay
A Moment of Innocence	1996	Writer
The Apple	1998	Writer
The Silence	1998	Writer
Tales of an Island	2000	Writer
The Day I Became a Woman	2000	Writer
The Day I Became a Woman	2000	Producer
Blackboards	2000	Writer
Blackboards	2000	Producer
Kandahar	2001	Producer
Afghan Alphabet	2002	Writer
At Five in the Afternoon	2003	Producer
Osama	2004	Executive Producer
Joy of Madness	2004	Producer
Poet of the Wastes	2005	Writer
Sex & Philosophy	2005	Screenplay
Sex & Philosophy	2005	Producer
Scream of the Ants	2007	Writer
Two-Legged Horse	2009	Screenplay
Two-Legged Horse	2009	Producer
Mother's Paradise	2009	Screenplay
The Man Who Came with the Snow	2009	Writer
The Gardener	2012	Writer
The Gardener	2012	Producer
The President	2014	Writer
The Tenant	2015	Writer
Marghe and Her Mother	2019	Writer