Abolfazl Jalili (born in 1957) is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, writer, producer, editor and cinematographer. He belongs to the so-called Iranian New Wave movement. Jalili studied directing at the Iranian College of Dramatic Arts, then worked for national television (IRIB), where he produced several children's films. Jalili's 'Det' Means Girl (1994) won prizes in Venice film festival and Nantes. Jalili received the Silver Lion for Best Director at Venice Film Festival in 19
...95. The film Dance of Dust won the Silver Leopard Award at the Locarno Film Festival in 1998. He was one of Rotterdam's Filmmakers in Focus in 1999. Jalili is also known for Joghd (1975, short), Pesarak-e Rouznameh-Foroush (1976), Khaneh (1979, short), Ba Bachehay-e Zelzeleh-Zadeh Golbagh-e Kerman (1980, short), Mohajerin-e Jangi (1981, doc), Dakeh-Daran-e Tehran (1981, doc), Movazeb Bash! (1982), Nativity (1983), Spring (1985), Scabies (1987), Dorna (1990), A True Story (1996), Daan (1998),Tales of Kish (1999), Delbaran (2001), The First Letter (2003), Full or Empty (2005), Hafez (2007), Darvag (2012).Abolfazl Jalili has been a Director in some movies:
Det Means Girl is about that Shuan, who works as a laborer, is worried about his sister, Balot, who is suffering from a shock. With Shuan's insistence, Balot is taken to the town for treatment but all efforts are in vain... In this film Abolfazl Jalili collaborates with Jaleh Sameti, Yadollah Alaie, Mehdi Madjd Vaziri, Hossein Saki, Maryam Ashrafi, Saeed Motarassed.
Scabies is about that Abolfazl Jalili's docudrama La Gale (Scabies) is about the painful lives of young offenders who are serving time in the reformatories of post-revolution Iran. Young Hamed, arrested for handing out political tracts banned by the Islamic Republic, finds himself in a place of great suffering, in which illiterate and penniless orphans wash floors and sell their own blood. When a disease breaks out in the prison, his life within this harsh environment becomes progressively worse, a near-daily fight for survival. The film is a searing indictment against a government that failed to deliver the on the promises with which it came to power: to deliver social justice to the oppressed and downtrodden. Initially released in the mid 1980s, at a time when Iran was at war with neighbouring Iraq, the film was an unwelcome edition to the Fajr Film Festival, as its theme of prison life was deemed critical of the Islamic Republic. In a re-edited version, the film was released in 1989 to critical acclaim. Twenty-five years on, the film still has an immense power and now finds its rightful place online on IMVBox. In this film Abolfazl Jalili collaborates with Hossein Panahi, Fatemeh Naghavi, Ataollah Hayati, Ahmad Doost, Gholam Reza Khozui, Rahman Moghaddam, Hooshang Beheshti, Mohsen Panahi, Hossein Maloumi, Mehdi Asadi, Fereydoun Borhani, Reza Rami.
Don is about that Don is the story of a young boy desperate to find work to help support his family and heroin addicted parents. Moving from employer to employer, Don, aged only 9 and illiterate, faces an almost impossible task without an identity card. Part of the Iranian New Wave, Abolfazl Jalili's use of non-actors gives the film the feeling of a documentary, as performers recreate lives so close to their own. From Don's point of view, the world is a tough place, but his determination to make the most of his situation is heartwarming. In this film Abolfazl Jalili collaborates with Farhad Bahremand, Farzane Halili, Tayebeh Soori, Farzad Jodat.
Hafez is about that A young man named Shamsadin (Mehdi Moradi) receives the title of Hafez, bestowed only on those who memorize the Koran, and is sent to teach it to Nabat (Aso), the overseas-raised daughter of a religious leader. Although they never see each other's faces, feelings of love grow between them as they read the holy book. Unable to contain his feelings for Nabat, Hafez breaks his vows as a holy man by composing a poem to her, and is thrown out of her father's house and forced to relinquish his title. Then Nabat is forced to marry another man. Will the two ever be able to meet again? In this film Abolfazl Jalili collaborates with Kumiko Aso, Mehdi Morady, Mehdi Negahban, Sasan Parsi, Abdullah Shamasi, Hamid Hedayati, Yang Cheng-Lhamo.
Full or Empty is about that Navid (Navid Raisi) is a young man of seventeen who has left the small town where he was born and raised to seek his fortune. Navid has two great dreams -- he wants to get a job teaching Persian literature, and he longs to meet and marry a pretty girl -- and when he arrives in a big city near the border of Iran and Pakistan, he sets out to make them a reality. Navid learns that in order to get a job as a teacher, he has to get letters of recommendation from two townspeople, so he tries hard to make friends who will be able to help him. Navid also has to prove he has no criminal record; the process takes much longer than he expected, and he takes on a variety of part time jobs to make money and prove his mettle in the meantime. Navid also meets a beautiful young woman named Mahrok and is determined to win her hand, despite some strong initial resistance on her part... In this film Abolfazl Jalili collaborates with Mehdi Azadi, Mohammad Sadeghi, Navid Raeesi, Sekineh Azadi, Vahid Khedir, Jamileh Baluchi, Yasin Khoshamad Zehi.
The First Letter is about that Abolfazl Jalili's 'Abjad' took shape as he reviewed those adventurous years of his youth when he repeatedly took a stand for things he really wanted in life and found his feet as an artist. It is also the story of first love, which remains bittersweet and eternally vibrant in his heart. In this film Abolfazl Jalili collaborates with Gholamreza Tabatabai, Hossein Alizadeh, Mehdi Madjd Vaziri, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Mohammad Tajalli, Homayoun Shajarian, Fariba Khademi, Hossein Abbasi, Mehdi Morady, Emmanuel Benbihy, Mee Gee Henderson, Abdolreza Akbari, Sharare Roohy, Mina Molania, Geraldine Falieu, Mohammad Javad Sarafian, Hassan Zamani, Maziar Sheykh Mahboubi, Ali Derakhshandeh.
Sweethearts is about that 14-year-old Kaim drifts to the Delbaran crossing on the Afghan-Iran border, where he finds work at a coffee shop frequented by truck drivers. He feels at home in this small oasis of friendliness, though the sounds of war can be heard in the background, violent bandits prowl the roads, and opium is everywhere. As we watch Kaim run from one task to another day after day, we soon realize that we are watching a boy who is being cheated out of his childhood. In this film Abolfazl Jalili collaborates with Mohammad Ahmadi, Hossein Mafi, Hossein Abolsedgh, Masoud Behnam, Mahmood Moosavinejad, Reza Saberi, Saeed Mohammadi, Shozo Ichiyama, Masayuki Mori, Kaim Alizadeh, Rahmatollah Ebrahimi, Hossein Hashemian, Ahmad Mahdavi, Ebrahim Ebrahimzadeh, Teymour Shamsi, Kobra Birjandi, Haser Kafi, Maryam Sharifi, Khatereh Kamyar, Hassan Zarfam, Jalal Nasiri.
Other films are:
Tales of Kish, Milad, The Spring, Elahe, A True Story, Dance of Dust, O Negative, The Contrary Route, Dad, Full or Empty
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