Born in 1953 in Tehran, Iraj Karimi ( ایرج کریمی ) studied Mechanical Engineering in Amir Kabir University, but started his career as a remarkable film critic due to his love for cinema. With his theoretical essays in FILM MAGAZINE, he established his position as a leading film critic between Iranian young film lovers. After directing TV series and movies, Karimi made his first feature film, GOING BY, in 2001. His third venture, KANDELOOS GARDENS (2004), went to become a cult film for the young
...generation. He passed away in 2015.Iraj Karimi has been a Director in some movies:
The Magical Generation is about that Babak is more than just an unemployed engineer living with his parents in his 20s. He possesses a supernatural sense of hearing, so strong he can hear through solid walls and over great distances. But Babak is not the only one with bizarre, unexplained powers. A group of extraordinary individuals begin to emerge and find each other. Will they learn to use their powers for anything other than their own selfish means? With experimental sequences and innovative camerawork, director Iraj Karimi takes a whimsical look at a band of youths brought together through their abilities, but bound by their lack of purpose. In this film Iraj Karimi collaborates with Baran Kosari, Hediyeh Tehrani, Negar Javaherian, Rambod Javan, Shahrokh Foroutanian, Mahmoud Kalari, Jahangir Kosari, Kourosh Tahami, Yadollah Najafi, Sepideh Abdolvahab, Mehrdad Mirkiani, Elika Abdolrazaghi, Ahmad Hamed, Majid Leilaji, Keyvan Jahanshahi, Sasan Bani.
Relations is about that Ahmad, a sociopathic psychiatrist, aspires to become a successful writer, drawing his inspiration from Hemingway, Chandler, Tolstoy and even his own patients. Fuelled by the resentment he feels for his wife, Ahmad manipulates the people that surround him in an attempt to understand the human condition. Events take a dark turn when Ahmad holds a patient captive with the intention of using him as a subject for his upcoming story. In this film Iraj Karimi collaborates with Ahmad Mehranfar, Mohammad Reza Foroutan, Shabnam Moghadami, Shahrokh Foroutanian, Seyyed Kamal Tabatabaie, Bahareh Afshari, Amir Maghooli, Negin Sedgh Gooya.
Going by is about that This movie follows four separate carloads of people as they traverse the same highway from Tehran to the Caspian Sea: a widow and woman who had an affair with her husband; a widower and his terminally ill son; a film critic and his rebellious sons; and a a hearse driver with a dark sense of humor. In this film Iraj Karimi collaborates with Mehran Rajabi, Shahrokh Foroutanian, Fariba Kamran, Nazanin Farahani, Yadollah Najafi, Hossein Zandbaf, Peyman Yazdanian, Kazem Shahbazi, Sepanta Samandarian, Majid Sabagh Behrouz, Mohammad Haghighi, Shahnam Shahabi, Mehrdad Mohtashami, Seyed Emad Emadi, Aras Hodai.
Kandaloos Gardens is about that Bijan, Ali and Saeed, tired of living in Tehran and trying to run away from the noise of the metropolis, head to Kandaloos region in the northern Iran to find peace. Their motivation to go to there is a young couple, Kaveh and Aban, who have died years ago and are buried in a not very well-known cemetery there. Bijan, Ali and Saeed are now after understanding the feelings and finding the secrets of the couple's journey, so they search for their grave from one cemetery to another. They also ask themselves how strong their love could be after all these years if they were still alive. When their car is pulled over due to a technical problem and a tow truck arrives to help them, they find the driver's face strange. He keeps talking about immortality of love and its relation to death; things that are not likely heard from a normal driver. In his company, who doesn't seem earthly, they think about immortality of love and come to the belief that death can sometimes be a blessing to immortalize love and the positive human virtues... In this film Iraj Karimi collaborates with Mohammad Reza Foroutan, Reza Naji, Behnaz Jafari, Shahrokh Foroutanian, Fariba Kamran, Masoud Keramati, Mohammad Reza Sokoot, Gelareh Kiazand, Khazar Masoumi, Mahin Navidi, Babak Shoaei, Reza Shirvani, Mohammad Amir Naji, Ehsan Amani, Alireza Shoja Noori.
Few Strands of Hair is about that Mrs. Pirzad’s mother, in a telephone conversation with Homa, finds that she was detached from her husband, Pejman, she was informed that her son Behzad was arrested in student clashes and he was looking for a solution. In this film Iraj Karimi collaborates with Negar Javaherian, Behnaz Jafari, Shahrokh Foroutanian, Hamidreza Pegah, Afsaneh Chehrehazad, Fariba Kamran, Arshia Shakiba, Majid Moshiri, Yadollah Najafi, Mohammad Reza Sokoot, Mehrnoush Tabibi, Marzieh Boroomand, Ali-Mohammad Norouzian, Sahar Shahamat.
Profiles is about that A young man suffering from cancer is spending his last days of life. In this challenging circumstance, a rivalry occurs between his mother and his wife. Unfortunately, the director died because of cancer just a couple of months after finishing the film. In this film Iraj Karimi collaborates with Houman Seyyedi, Roya Nonahali, Sahar Dolatshahi, Babak Hamidian, Siamak Kari Nezhad, Iraj Shahzadi, Amir Hossein Rostami, Sam Gharibian, Majid Gorjian, Baharan Bani Ahmadi, Rana Amini, Shirin Esmaeili, Ali Hazrati, Seyyed Ebrahim Emadi, Meysam Molaee, Misha Jodat, Shora Karimi, Maryam Takhtkeshian, Pooyan Javan, Ahmad Yavari.
Iraj Karimi has been a Writer in some movies:
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 Iraj Karimi collaborates with Akbar Abdi, Azita Hajian, Saeed Sheikhzadeh, Hossein Moheb Ahari, Mehdi Fakhimzadeh, Abolhassan Davoodi, Aziz Saati, Abdollah Eskandari, Naser Cheshmazar, Hassan Hassandoust, Amir Hossein Ghahrai, Fatemeh Taheri, Rubik Mansouri, Maziar Partow, Reza Abdi, Shervin Shah MohamamadLou, Farhang Mehrparvar, Hamid Reza Moradi, Maryam Hazhirvand, Ali Mohammad Saeededin, Davood Malek Mahmoodi, Babak Badkoobe, Farhad Sharifian.
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