Abolhassan Davoodi
ابوالحسن داوودی

Abolhassan Davoodi (ابوالحسن داوودی)
  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Writer
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 100 ...0/ 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 (ابوالحسن داوودی) has been a Writer in some movies:
Motherland is about that Professor Snider has presented a theory claiming that turtles will go back to their birthplace after 30 years and his theory is pursued by Amirali. Amirali meets Marleneh, the professor's grandchild, and gets some documents and evidence regarding the theory which were gathered 30 years ago on Qeshm island. He sends the documents to his mother, Mrs. Sharifi, and after ensuring the results of the previous experiment, Mrs.Sharifi decides to send another generation of turtles to the sea; so she goes to Qeshm. In this film Abolhassan Davoodi (ابوالحسن داوودی) collaborates with Bahram Radan (بهرام رادان), Ezzatolah Entezami (عزت‌الله انتظامی), Masoud Rayegan (مسعود رایگان), Pegah Ahangarani (پگاه آهنگرانی), Roya Teymourian (رویا تیموریان‎), Sedigheh Kianfar (صدیقه کیانفر), Reza Radmanesh (رضا رادمنش), Ahmad Kaveri (احمد کاوری), Hooshang Tavakoli (هوشنگ توکلی), Mehdi Solooki (مهدی سلوکی), Farid Mostafavi (فرید مصطفوی), Abbas Rastegarpour (عباس رستگار پور), Bahram Dehghan (بهرام دهقان), Faraj Heidari (فرج حیدری), Karen Homayounfar (کارن همایونفر), Zhila Mehrjui (ژیلا مهرجویی), Reza Shirvani (رضا شیروانی), Jalal Pishvaeeyan (جلال پیشواییان), Nezamoddin Kiaie (نظام‌الدین کیایی), Ali Mardaneh (علی مردانه), Ali Nikraftar (علی نیک‌رفتار), Reza Ahadi (رضا آحادی), Ataollah Moradi (عطاءالله مرادی), Ulrike Kargus (اولریکه کارگوس)
The Extraordinary Journey is about that Dr. Reza Kamali has a violent behavior with his son, Sina. He believes it as his educational method and has an emphasis on it. Dr. Kamali meets an old friend of him in the hospital, after which some strange events come up. The events are so unexpected that lead him to a magical journey. In this film Abolhassan Davoodi (ابوالحسن داوودی) collaborates with Akbar Abdi (اکبر عبدی‎), Azita Hajian (آزیتا حاجیان‎), Saeed Sheikhzadeh (سعید شیخ زاده), Hossein Moheb Ahari (حسین محب اهری), Mehdi Fakhimzadeh (مهدی فخیم زاده), Iraj Karimi (ایرج کریمی), Aziz Saati (عزیز ساعتی), Abdollah Eskandari (عبدالله اسکندری), Naser Cheshmazar (ناصر چشم آذر), Hassan Hassandoust (حسن حسن‌دوست), Amir Hossein Ghahrai (امیرحسین قهرایی), Fatemeh Taheri (فاطمه طاهری), Rubik Mansouri (روبیک منصوری), Maziar Partow (مازیار پرتو), Reza Abdi (رضا عبدی), Shervin Shah MohamamadLou (شروین شاه محمدلو), Farhang Mehrparvar (فرهنگ مهر پرور), Hamid Reza Moradi (حمیدرضا مرادی), Maryam Hazhirvand (مریم هژیروند), Ali Mohammad Saeededin (علی‌محمد سعیدیان), Davood Malek Mahmoodi (داوود ملک‌‌محمودی), Babak Badkoobe (بابک بادکوبه), Farhad Sharifian (فرهاد شریفیان)
The Love Journey is about that Maryam Mostofi and his husband, who is a professor of law, live a peaceful life together. The woman, who does not have any child, suffers from a chronic headache, and finds out that she is about to meet a fatal fate. Maryam who becomes so disappointed and tired of her unbearable condition, seeks for some new ways to improve her life. In this film Abolhassan Davoodi (ابوالحسن داوودی) collaborates with Golchehreh Sajadiye (گلچهره سجادیه‎), Iraj Tahmasb (ایرج طهماسب), Jamileh Sheikhi (جمیله شیخی), Dariush Arjmand (داریوش ارجمند), Kamand Amir Soleymani (کمند امیرسلیمانی), Reza Babak (رضا بابک), Naser Cheshmazar (ناصر چشم آذر), Farhad Saba (فرهاد صبا), Hassan Hassandoust (حسن حسن‌دوست), Parviz Pour Hosseini (پرویز پورحسینی), Morteza Zarabi (مرتضی ضرابی), Farhang Moayyeri (فرهنگ معیری), Hassan Zahedi (حسن زاهدی), Anik Shefrazian (آنیک شفرازیان), Ahmad Kashani (احمد کاشانی), Niloofar Mahalati (نیلوفر محلاتی), Elnaz Amir Soleimani (الناز امیر سلیمانی), Elnaz Davoodi (الناز داوودی)
Abolhassan Davoodi (ابوالحسن داوودی) has been a Director in some movies:
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 (ابوالحسن داوودی) collaborates with Bijan Emkanian (بیژن امکانیان), Saber Abar (صابر ابر), Tannaz Tabatabaei (طناز طباطبایی), Gohar Kheirandish (گوهر خیراندیش), Bita Mansoori (بیتا منصوری), Bahman Ardalan (بهمن اردلان), Mohammad Reza Gohari (محمدرضا گوهری), Farshad Mohammadi (فرشاد محمدی), Bahram Dehghan (بهرام دهقان), Saed Soheili (ساعد سهیلی), Karen Homayounfar (کارن همایونفر), Mehri Shirazi (مهری شیرازی), Majid Leilaji (مجید لیلاجی), Nazanin Bayati (نازنین بیاتی), Amir Jadidi (امیر جدیدی), Nezamoddin Kiaie (نظام‌الدین کیایی), Reza Ahadi (رضا آحادی), Farnoosh Al-e Ahmad (فرنوش آل احمد), Amir Mohammad Zand (امیرمحمد زند), Masood Ashtari (مسعود اشتری)
Autumn is about that Masoud wants to leave his wife Parvaneh and their daughter and go to Europe. But before that they going on a trip to see some of their relatives. In the way a stranger who is injured rides with them and forces them with a gun to go to Payizan village. This and what happens next change Masoud's intention of going west. In this film Abolhassan Davoodi (ابوالحسن داوودی) collaborates with Amin Tarokh (امین تارخ), Jamileh Sheikhi (جمیله شیخی), Katayoon Riahi (کتایون ریاحی), Dariush Arjmand (داریوش ارجمند), Jafar Vali (جعفر والی), Masoud Kimiai (مسعود کیمیایی), Rasoul Sadrameli (رسول صدرعاملی), Fereydoun Jeyrani (فریدون جیرانی‎), Abbas Ganjavi (عباس گنجوی), Farid Mostafavi (فرید مصطفوی), Abdollah Eskandari (عبدالله اسکندری), Eshagh Khanzadi (اسحاق خانزادی), Mehrdad Fakhimi (مهرداد فخیمی), Fereydoon Shahbazian (فریدون شهبازیان), Mahin Shahabi (مهین شهابی), Ali Abedini (علی عابدینی), Amir Esbati (امیر اثباتی), Farideh Daryamaj (فریده دریامج), Roohollah Mofidi (روح‌الله مفیدی), Milad Araghi (میلاد عراقی), Dariush Arya (داریوش آریا), Khosrow Dehghan (خسرو دهقان)
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 (ابوالحسن داوودی) collaborates with Akbar Abdi (اکبر عبدی‎), Bahareh Rahnama (بهاره رهنما), Amir Jafari (امیر جعفری), Rima Raminfar (ریما رامین فر), Sorush Sehhat (سروش صحت), Gohar Kheirandish (گوهر خیراندیش), Jamshid Esmailkhani (جمشید اسماعیل‌خانی), Afarin Obeisi (آفرین عبیسی), Reza Radmanesh (رضا رادمنش), Asghar Bichareh (اصغر بیچاره), Mohammad Reza Aligholi (محمدرضا علیقلی), Touraj Mansouri (تورج منصوری), Mostafa Kherghehpoosh (مصطفی خرقه‌پوش), Peyman Ghasemkhani (پیمان قاسم خانی), Ammar Tafti (عمار تفتی), Hesam Navab Safavi (سید حسام نواب‌صفوی), Malake Ranjbar (ملکه رنجبر), Mahmoud Samakbashi (محمود سماک‌باشی), Sepand Amir Soleimani (سپند امیرسلیمانی), Negar Javdan (نگار جاودان), Ziba Kaviani (زیبا کاویانی), Ghader Pezeshki (قادر پزشکی), Reza Ahadi (رضا آحادی), Abdollah Alimorad (عبدالله علیمراد)
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 (ابوالحسن داوودی) collaborates with Faramarz Gharibian (فرامرز قریبیان‎), Mahtab Keramati (مهتاب کرامتی), Roya Teymourian (رویا تیموریان‎), Bahram Ebrahimi (بهرام ابراهیمی), Reza Saeidi (رضا سعیدی), Mohsen Ghazi Moradi (محسن قاضی مرادی), Jamshid Esmailkhani (جمشید اسماعیل‌خانی), Reza Radmanesh (رضا رادمنش), Davood Mir-Bagheri (داوود میرباقری), Bita Mansoori (بیتا منصوری), Bahman Ardalan (بهمن اردلان), Mohammad Reza Aligholi (محمدرضا علیقلی), Parvin Safari (پروین صفری), Shirin Vahidi (شیرین وحیدی), Shabnam Farshadjoo (شبنم فرشادجو), Malake Ranjbar (ملکه رنجبر), Mohammad Haj Hosseini (محمد حاج‌حسینی), Masoud Behnam (مسعود بهنام), Bahram Badakhshani (بهرام بدخشانی), Mahmood Moosavinejad (محمود موسوی نژاد), Elham Salehi (الهام صالحی), Zohreh Mojabi (زهره مجابی), Shahnaz Shahbazi (شهناز شهبازی), Seyed Kamran Mehdioon (سید کامران مهدیون), Alireza Behzadipoor (علیرضا بهزادی پور), Mohammad Reza Fathi (محمدرضا فتحی), Karam Chilan (کرم چیلان), Keyhan Maleki (کیهان ملکی)
Other films are:
I Love the Earth, Pickpockets Don't Go to Heaven, Iron Island, Junction, Centipede 2, Centipede, Gohar Kheirandish a Filmography, The Sweet Smell Of Life, Ilia, The Young Painter
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