Golshifteh Farahani ( گلشیفته فراهانی ) was born on 10th July 1983 and is an international Iranian actress. She has dual Iranian and French nationality. Golshifteh Farahani started her acting career in theatre at the age of 6. Since then she has played in more than 40 films, many of which have been screened or awarded at international festivals. Amongst her famous Iranian films are Bahman Ghobadi's Half Moon, Dariush Mehrjui's Santoori , Rasool Mollagholipour's M for Mother and Asghar Farhadi's
...About Elly. Starring in Ridley Scotts Body of Lies (2008), alongside Leonardo Di Caprio and Russel Crowe, Golshifteh Farahani became the first Iranian to act in a major Hollywood production. She has also played in Paterson (2016) with Adam Driver, in the last Pirates of the Caribbean (2017) and in the French movie Santa & Cie (2017).Golshifteh Farahani has been a Actor in some movies:
M for Mother is about that A harrowing story of the long-term consequences of the Iran-Iraq war. A couple expecting a child is forced to make an impossible decision after being exposed to chemical weapons. They discover their unborn baby has inadvertently become a victim of war after being diagnosed with birth defects. As their relationship becomes more and more fraught, we see their journey in dealing with their tragic situation and the harsh reality that the devastation goes beyond the war. In this film Golshifteh Farahani collaborates with Amir Hossein Seddigh, Hossein Yari, Sahar Dolatshahi, Ramin Rastad, Jamshid Hashempour, Sharareh Dolat Abadi, Martia Andriasiyan, Mahyar Fazeli, Niloofar Esfandiari, Hannaneh Shahshahani, Behrooz Ghaderi, Marina Moghaddam, Farzaneh Farshad, Samira Izadi, Mitra Khalili, Marjan Sepehri, Fariba Amiri, Behrooz Moghaddasi, Fazlollah Dolatshahi, Saeid Faghani, Kamran Ezzatpanah, Media Ghaderizadeh, Arina Shadman, Sara Khoei, Aynar Taghipoor, Shiva Rahmani, Rasoul Mollagholipour, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Farhad Vilkiji, Aria Aziminejad, Hossein Ghazanfari, Mehri Shirazi, Mahmoud Samakbashi, Mohammad Kashfi, Araz Taghipoor, Amir-Mohammad Daryaei, Bahar Katoozi, Habib Majidi, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Ali Shadman, Alireza Pooramin, Ataollah Moradi.
The Wall is about that For the young and fearless Setareh, there are no walls or boundaries she cannot overcome. Determined to provide for her family, Setareh takes a job as a bike rider in a theme park, following the tracks of her late father. When she becomes the first female to ride around 'The Wall', a wooden cylinder-shaped structure, the authorities intervene to prevent her from taking her rightful place on the wall of fame. With the successful show on the verge of being canceled, Setareh struggles for her voice to be heard. An adventurous philosophical debate into gender equality. In this film Golshifteh Farahani collaborates with Azita Hajian, Mohammad Kasebi, Mehrdad Sedighian, Shirin Bina, Manoochehr Azari, Mohammad Abhari, Mohammad Ali Talebi, Haroun Yashayaei, Ebrahim Abadi, Bahman Ardalan, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Hossein Jafarian, Abdollah Eskandari, Hassan Hassandoust, Amir Hossein Ghasemii, Farahnaz Manafi Zaher, Masoumeh Mirhosseini, Abbas Jamshidi Far, Mitra Mahaseni, Koroush Sotoudeh, Mohammad Reza Ghias Abadi, Saeed Ahangarani, Behrooz Piroozian, Ebrahim Shojaee, Hossein Khani, Mohammad Ali Dashti.
The Tear of the Cold is about that During the Iran-Iraq war, a soldier and a Kurdish girl come to a new understanding of the idea of peace despite their supposedly opposite circumstances. In this film Golshifteh Farahani collaborates with Parsa Pirouzfar, Azizollah Hamidnezhad, Mehrshad Karkhani, Kamran Hamze Aghaie, Hayedeh Safiyari, Babak Panahi, Saeed Ansari, Ali Loghmani, Mohammad Davudi, Farzam Manteghi, Ali Rooyintan, Farhang Moayyeri, Malek Jahan Khazaee, Abbas Shoghi, Amirhossein Shafiri, Nooreddin Goodarzi, Reza Sholeh.
Bab'Aziz is about that Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul is the story of a blind dervish named Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years. With faith as their only guide, the two journey for days through the expansive, barren landscape. To keep Ishtar entertained, Bab'Aziz relays the ancient tale of a prince who relinquished his realm in order to remain next to a small pool in the desert, staring into its depths while contemplating his soul. As the tale of the prince unfolds, the two encounter other travelers with stories of their own. In this film Golshifteh Farahani collaborates with Hossein Panahi, Mohsen Ghazi Moradi, Mahmoud Kalari, Mohammadreza Jadidbakht, Parviz Shahinkhou, Bahman Ardalan, Amir Hossein Ghasemii, Kaveh Khoda Shenas, Nacer Khemir, Cyriac Auriol, Karl Baumgartner, Mehran Haghighi, Lauraine Heftler, András Muhi, Maryam Hamid, Nessim Khaloul, Hessam Hassanipour, Hamed Hassanipour, Morteza Zare, Ali Asghar Nejat, Abdelmajid Lakhal, Razi Amiri, Isabelle Rathery, Tonino Guerra, Armand Amar, Thomas Jamois, Asen Kanchev, Maud Perl, Ahmad Ardalan, Franck Desmoulins, Steve Higgs, Shahab Tabrizian, Pouria Bahremano, Salimeh Mobakkari, Khazir Moavizadeh, Emnanaoui, Intidhar Kamarti, Hayet Trabelsi, Lilia Gharsallah, Nouridine Chiba, Ramona Shah, Alireza Wasibi, Negar Atash Afrouz, Naim Shahmovad Khan, Marie Deroudille, Nicolas Novak, Béraud Valentine, Róbert Juhász, Anne Maisonhaute, Séverin Favriau, Gábor ifj. Erdélyi, Stuart Wilson, Vincent Joinville, Soren Mehrabian, Jahansouz Fooladi.
Two Angels is about that In the countryside of Iran, a poor fifteen year-old boy, called Ali, has frictions with his violent and retrograde religious father, Hussein. When Ali meets a shepherd playing Nay in the field, he falls in love with the music and steals the musical instrument from the man. He tells his mother that he is interested in leaning how to play the Nay and his mother sends him to a music school in Tehran. The naive Ali befriends the wealthy student of Daf Azar, who is also enthusiastic about music. When Hussein discovers that his son is playing the Nay, his stupidity leads the family to a tragedy. In this film Golshifteh Farahani collaborates with Mehran Rajabi, Sharareh Dolat Abadi, Fahimeh Rahimnia, Shahriar Assadi, Mohammad Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza Darvishi, Mehrdad Shokrabi, Mamad Haghighat, Siavash Lashkari, Nezamoddin Kiaie, Hassan Nahid, Maziar Sheykh Mahboubi.
Seven Acts is about that 'Seven Acts' gets its name from its somewhat episodic nature – the storyline is broken into segments, each representing a different emotion. The film focuses on four young men who face financial difficulties. When they feel they have no choice but to rob a grocery store to make ends meet, they must resign themselves to life on the run. The film’s fragmented approach forms a mosaic in which we come to learn more about each of the troubled thieves. In this film Golshifteh Farahani collaborates with Asal Badiee, Behzad Farahani, Mahaya Petrossian, Shah Ali Sarkhani, Hooshang Ghovanloo, Mehdi Ahmadi, Fariborz Arabnia, Majid Moshiri, Mani Kasraian, Mehdi Karimi, Farzad Motamen, Homayoun Payvar, Bahram Dehghan, Behrouz Moavenian, Saeed Aghighi, Amir Abedi, Mohsen Mossavi, Behnaz Nazi, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Hila Ekrani.
The Santoor Player is about that Ali is a well-renowned santoor player and music teacher whose concerts are the talk of the community. He also secretly nurtures a heroin addiction, and supports his habit by playing at weddings and parties after he was disowned by his wealthy and reputable family. The film charts his decline into despondency as his addiction grows increasingly worse and takes a sizable toll on both his career and personal life. The movie even ventures into gritty shantytowns and the haunts of homeless drug addicts. 'Santoori' is an emotional and intensely watchable drama about one man's downward spiral and the agonising steps he must take towards redemption. Starring internationally acclaimed actress Golshifteh Farahani, Dariush Mehrjui's incisive drug addiction movie is also a must-see for Bahram Radan's brilliant performance which won him the Best Actor Award at the 2007 Fajr International Film Festival. In this film Golshifteh Farahani collaborates with Bahram Radan, Masoud Rayegan, Nader Soleymani, Roya Teymourian, Maedeh Tahmasebi, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Hassan Pourshirazi, Sadreddin Hejazi, Dariush Mehrjui, Touraj Mansouri, Mehdi Hosseinivand, Vahideh Mohammadi Far, Iraj Shahzadi, Farivar Moayyeri, Alireza Alavian, Alireza Ghaffari Nejad, Faramarz Farazmand, Mahyar Pourhesabi, Siamak Khahani, Mohammad Solouki, Parastou Moeeni, Baharak Kashaee, Mohsen Chavoshi, Ardalan Kamkar, Masoud Sakhaei.
Other films are:
The Pear Tree, About Elly, Shirin, In the Name of Father, Boutique, Half Moon, There Is Always a Woman Involved, The Fish Fall in Love, Girls of the Sun, The Night Eats the World, Christmas & Co, The Upside, Shelter, The Song of Scorpions, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Time, Another Place, Shameless, Recrudescence, Body of Lies, Paterson, Finding Altamira, Sophie's Misfortunes, Go Home, Eden, Rosewater, My Sweet Pepper Land, Just Like a Woman, The Patience Stone, Chicken with Plums, The Rule of Three, There Be Dragons, If You Die, I'll Kill You, Mehrjui Karnameh 40 Saleh
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