Jafar Panahi
Date of Birth: 11 Jul 1960
Country: Iran
Biography: Jafar Panâhi (born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement.
Total Credits at Criticker: 9 (Actor), 15 (Director), 10 (Writer)
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Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran. (imdb)
A pizza delivery man is driving to the breaking point by the social injustices he is constantly faced with.
Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with. (imdb)
A girl in traditional female clothing, and her arm in plaster, comes out of school one day and doesn't find her mother meeting her. She decides to travel home her self though she doesn't know her address and remembers the road only visually. (imdb)
The Accordion (2010) - Short Film
This short film shot in Tehran, recounts the adventures of two young street musicians who play the accordion and tablas in order to earn their living. Two young street musicians in Tehran, a boy and a girl, have their accordion confiscated as the result of an incident while playing next to a mosque. (archive.org)
It's been months since Jafar Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema. (imdb)
They are both on the run: the man with the dog he isn't allowed to own because Islamic law deems it to be unclean, and the young woman who took part in an illicit party on the shores of the Caspian Sea. They barricade themselves into a secluded villa with curtained windows and eye each other suspiciously. (berlinale.de)
A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their views while being interviewed by the driver who is no one else but the director Jafar Panahi himself. His camera placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio captures the spirit of Iranian society through this comedic and dramatic drive... (berlinale.de)
Untying the Knot (2007) - Short Film
Untying the Knot (گره گشایی) is one of the 15 Iranian shorts in the anthology film "Persian Carpet". A soldier and his sister try to get a loan by pledging their old family rug in order to help their younger sister get married.
The feature follows the stories of three Iranian actresses: one from pre-revolution days who had to stop acting, one popular star of today known throughout the country and one young girl longing to attend a drama conservatory. (screendaily.com)
Hidden (2020) - Short Film
Jafar Panahi sets out to find a young woman with a golden voice that has been forbidden to sing by Iranian authorities. (imdb)
Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers.
Two parallel love stories in which the partners are thwarted by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition, and the mechanics of power. (imdb)
A small mishap triggered a chain reaction of ever-growing problems. (imdb)