Abolhassan Davoodi ( ابوالحسن داوودی ) born in 1955, is an Iranian director, writer and producer. Davoodi graduated in cinema from Shahid Beheshti University, then he began his career as a film critic. Feature-length Payinzan (1987) marked his screenwriting debut. He went on to success in directing comedies, including feature 'Safare Jadui / Magical Journey' (1990), 'Pickpockets Don't Go to Heaven' (1991), 'Man Zamin Ra Doost Daram / I Love Earth' (1996), 'Nan va Eshgh va Motor 1000/ Bread, Love
... and 1000 Motorbikes' (2002). He also directed Boo-ye Khosh-e Zendegi (1995) and produced feature 'Jazire-ye Ahani / Iron Island' (2004). 'His 'Marde Barani / Rain Man' (1999) and 'Zadboom / Birthplace' (2009) were nominated for Best Film Awards and drama 'Taghato / Crossroads' (2006) was nominated for a Best Director Award at the Fajr International Film Festival. Davoodi's latest feature-length 'Rokhe Divaneh / Crazy Castle' (2015) won Best Director and Best Film awards at the 33rd Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran in 2015.Abolhassan Davoodi has been a Director in some movies:
Junction is about that As the days of several different people unfold, their separate lives are about to become linked by a tragic car crash which kills two women. Affected by their involvement in the accident in different ways, neither Amir or Mr Naseri will ever be the same again. How will the tragedy affect their relationships with those around them in this absorbing drama? In this film Abolhassan Davoodi collaborates with Bahareh Rahnama, Bahram Radan, Baran Kosari, Bijan Emkanian, Fatemeh Motamed Aria, Shamsi Fazlollahi, Majid Mozaffari, Nayereh Farahani, Sorush Sehhat, Mohsen Ghazi Moradi, Sharareh Dolat Abadi, Khatereh Asadi, Maral Farjad, Elsa Firouz Azar, Afarin Obeisi, Mahvash Vaghari, Reza Radmanesh, Saeed Hajimiri, Nasser Shafagh, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Farid Mostafavi, Bahram Dehghan, Mohammad Mokhtari, Sahand Jahedi, Masoud Behnam, Bahram Badakhshani, Amir Esbati, Vahid Razaghi, Alireza Hosseini, Amir Mohammad Zand, Heydar Rezaee, Hossein Roozbeh.
The Rain Man is about that After years of trying to find a herbal cure for cancer, Dr Hadi Barani has a reputation for being more of a madman than a doctor. When old flame Ziba returns to his life after 18 years, however, she brings with her memories of a friend whose life he couldn't save - and new hopes for his research. But with complications in his family life, and a conspiracy being plotted against him, what will Ziba's return mean for Hadi in the end? In this film Abolhassan Davoodi collaborates with Faramarz Gharibian, Mahtab Keramati, Roya Teymourian, Bahram Ebrahimi, Reza Saeidi, Mohsen Ghazi Moradi, Jamshid Esmailkhani, Reza Radmanesh, Davood Mir-Bagheri, Bita Mansoori, Bahman Ardalan, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Parvin Safari, Shirin Vahidi, Shabnam Farshadjoo, Malake Ranjbar, Mohammad Haj Hosseini, Masoud Behnam, Bahram Badakhshani, Mahmood Moosavinejad, Elham Salehi, Zohreh Mojabi, Shahnaz Shahbazi, Seyed Kamran Mehdioon, Alireza Behzadipoor, Mohammad Reza Fathi, Karam Chilan, Keyhan Maleki.
I Love the Earth is about that An extraterrestrial recently landed on earth befriends a local taxi driver. Through a series of wacky adventures and hi-jinks, the alien begins to learn all about his galactic neighbors on Earth. Zany sci-fi comedy starring Alireza Khamse. In this film Abolhassan Davoodi collaborates with Ateneh Faghih Nasiri, Gholam Japoni, Rashid Aslani, Hossein Moheb Ahari, Isa Safayi, Sedigheh Kianfar, Fariborz Arabnia, Alireza Khamse, Behzad Khodaveisi, Manouchehr Hamedi, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Jahangir Mirshekari, Aziz Saati, Bahram Dehghan, Peyman Ghasemkhani, Saeed Shahram, Zohreh Safavi, Behrouz Moavenian, Naser Forough, Mehri Mehrnia, Mahmoud Bahrami, Abbas Mahboub, Amir Esbati, Mohammad Kadkhodai, Manouchehr Azimi, Bizhan Mohtasham, Mitra Mahaseni, Mohammad Varshochi, Manfred Esmaeily, Nasser Shagerdi, Iraj Khedri, Esmaeel Gerami, Sadegh Hadadi, Janet Avansian, Bahman Alvandi.
Abolhassan Davoodi has been a Producer in some movies:
Iron Island is about that Some poor people in the Southern coasts of Iran do not have any place to live, and thus, they reside on an old, abandoned ship in the sea. Captain Nemat, their chief, tries to persuade the ship-owner and the official authorities not to get the ship back. On the other hand, he is selling the iron parts of the ship piece by piece. 'Iron Island' is the story of those whose ignorance makes them simply trust those who are always ready to abuse their trust. In this film Abolhassan Davoodi collaborates with Ali Nasirian, Reza Radmanesh, Mohammad Rasoulof, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Reza Jalali, Bahram Dehghan, Mohammad Mokhtari, Mohammad Mosavinejad.
Crazy Rook is about that A group of young online community members roams the city of Tehran, looking for a good time. What starts as a prank unfolds into a complicated situation as they become entangled in blackmail. In their attempts to escape their predicament, the remnants of their troubled past surface again. Examining the true meaning of friendship and the way we portray ourselves on social media, Crazy Castle is a riveting and sometimes harrowing journey that will have you on the edge of your seat throughout. In this film Abolhassan Davoodi collaborates with Bijan Emkanian, Saber Abar, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Gohar Kheirandish, Bita Mansoori, Bahman Ardalan, Mohammad Reza Gohari, Farshad Mohammadi, Bahram Dehghan, Saed Soheili, Karen Homayounfar, Mehri Shirazi, Majid Leilaji, Nazanin Bayati, Amir Jadidi, Nezamoddin Kiaie, Reza Ahadi, Farnoosh Al-e Ahmad, Amir Mohammad Zand, Masood Ashtari.
Pickpockets Don't Go to Heaven is about that A pickpocket steals and does anything to have enough money to be able to marry his love. He eventually comes upon some money, that causes him to make some tough choices... In this film Abolhassan Davoodi collaborates with Ateneh Faghih Nasiri, Gholam Hossein Lotfi, Hamideh Kheirabadi, Hossein Moheb Ahari, Atash Taghipour, Bagher Sahraroodi, Alireza Khamse, Yadollah Najafi, Naser Cheshmazar, Mehrdad Fakhimi, Hassan Hassandoust, Mahmoud Samakbashi, Jalal Moayerian, Rahman Moghaddam, Akbar Honarmand, Mahmoud Bahrami, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Hashem Moosavi, Negar Javdan, Mohammad Mirzapoor, Asghar Farzam, Reza Manouchehri, Iraj Sarbaz, Mahmoud Samiei, Ali Mohammad Sadoddin, Shervin Shah MohamamadLou, Roohollah Mofidi, Faramarz Farahani, Mohammad Hosseinpour, Keyvan Rostamnejad, Ghobadi, Foad Najafzadeh, Mohammad Ali Dashti, Hamidreza Shafizadeh, Shahram Neshat, Kazem Shirin Sokhan, Kazem Shabani, ostam Gholami, Hossein Giti.
Bread and Love and Motor 1000 is about that Borzoo, a young mechanic, who is a huge fan of Fardin and his principles, one day meets a rich and beautiful girl, named Baran. Despite his colleagues’ objections, Borzoo proposes Baran. He meets Baran’s uncle (Yarvali Nami Dadeh-bala), who has her custody as well, and simply receives ‘yes’ as an answer from him. Three days before that, Baran’s uncle has arrived from Azerbaijan to Tehran to manage his nephew’s monetary issues. Pointing to the low age of marriage in their family, he warns Baran and warns her that unless she finds a husband in three days, all of her fortune would go to the charity. Her grandmother and her noble family, who are now bankrupt, stick by her and are making their efforts to seize her fortune. Thereby, they start looking for a man to marry Baran. Many people, including their own relatives and her grandmother’s friends, come to propose Baran. But each of them are rejected by Yarvali due to some reasons. Meanwhile, Baran is looking for a rich and handsome man to first fall in love with and then marry him. On the other hand, she is afraid of losing her time limit. It is in the last moments of the third day that Borzoo shows up. Yarvali, as he is attracted by Borzoo’s manly behavior, accepts him. This is not in accordance with Baran’s wish; however, as a result of her relatives’ insistence, she renders herself to a fake marriage. Neither Yarvali nor Borzoo are aware of the factitiousness of the marriage. Many times the wedding ceremony is postponed, due to some reasons. Yarvali leaves Tehran for his own city; although, before that he orders Borzoo to move in Baran’s house and also set up his workplace there. Borzoo, while living in Baran’s house, tries to drew her attention to himself. Also with the help of Shahrooz, Baran’s cousin, who is a member of '2nd of Khordad' political movement, arranges a small party, hoping to attract Baran; however, it all leads to nowhere. One day Baran meets Aryo Shams in an accident. Aryo claims that he is a rich man who had lived abroad for many years, and that he owns a farm in Arizona, US. Baran’s family, having the dream of living in the US, ask Aryo for his help to move there. Baran and Aryo decide to get married before moving aborad. Meanwhile, Yarvali has ordered Baran to get pregnant with Borzoo’s child soon. Baran’s grandmother and other relatives are selling the furniture, also they have made a fake conveyance to sell Baran’s house. Shahrooz and some other members of the 2nd of Khordad movement find out that Aryo, whose real name is Abbas, is a defrauder. However, before getting a chance to inform Baran about the truth, they are kidnapped by Abbas’ gang. Baran tells the truth of their relationship to Borzoo, and he desperately leaves the house. People from a group, named 'Pressure', who are always in conflict with the 2nd of Khordad movement, identify Abbas’ gang and find their hiding place. First, they release Shahrooz and his companions, then they all try to prevent Baran and Abbas’ marriage. On the way, their motorcycle breaks down; thus, they are not able to arrive there on time. Despite all these, Baran finally rejects the idea of marrying Aryo and says NO! She then, goes after Borzoo and asks him to marry her. Yarvali, as he has been informed about the whole event by one of Baran’s relatives, shows up with police officers. Abbas gets arrested. Meantime, as Shahrooz and his friend from the Pressure group are debating, some cars arrive. They notice that President Khatami is on one of them; thereby, they are left with no choice but to both get on the president’s car. In this film Abolhassan Davoodi collaborates with Akbar Abdi, Bahareh Rahnama, Amir Jafari, Rima Raminfar, Sorush Sehhat, Gohar Kheirandish, Jamshid Esmailkhani, Afarin Obeisi, Reza Radmanesh, Asghar Bichareh, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Touraj Mansouri, Mostafa Kherghehpoosh, Peyman Ghasemkhani, Ammar Tafti, Hesam Navab Safavi, Malake Ranjbar, Mahmoud Samakbashi, Sepand Amir Soleimani, Negar Javdan, Ziba Kaviani, Ghader Pezeshki, Reza Ahadi, Abdollah Alimorad.
Other films are:
Motherland, Autumn, The Extraordinary Journey, Gohar Kheirandish a Filmography, The Sweet Smell Of Life, The Love Journey, Centipede, Ilia, The Young Painter, Centipede 2
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