Majid Majidi ( مجید مجیدی ), born April 17, 1959 in Tehran, is an actor, screenwriter, producer and director. He started performing in Theatre before the Islamic revolution and began his performance in the Iranian Cinema after the revolution. "Boycott" by Makhmalbaf is one of the films that Majidi has starred in. Majid Majidi was the only Iranian director whose film had been nominated for an Oscar by the end of 2006. He has also won best film twice at Montreal Film Festival.Majid Majidi has bee
...n a Actor in some movies:
Justification is about that During the time of the Pahlavi Dynasty - the ruling House of Iran - the US President Richard Nixon is about to visit Tehran, but a violent armed opposing group intend to make their mark by planting a bomb in a public office in protest. However, in the middle of the terror plot a Muslim member of this group decides to confront his own peers on the nature of this act. An action-filled political treat that delves into themes of morality and protest. In this film Majid Majidi collaborates with Jafar Dehghan, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Manoochehr Haghani Parast, Tajbakhsh Fanaeian, Ali Hessami, Abbas Nozari, Reza Cheraghi, Eshagh Khanzadi, Ali Allahyari, Reza Alagheband, Ebrahim Ghazizadeh, Ali Tavakolli, Abdollah Beh Afrooz, Siavash Shakeri, Sadegh Kazemi, Hassan Khosrowjerdi, Iraj Moradipour, Mohammad Jamil, Hossein Ghaempanah, Saeed Khodabandehloo, Rahim Abdwayis, Gorgin Garigorian, Masoud Ghandi, Mojtaba Ahmadi.
The Execution is about that Thrilling historical drama based on the assassination of Hassanali Mansoor. In February 1964, Mohammad Andarzgoo and some of his fellow conspirators wait across from the Parliament building for Mansoor to arrive. But when the assassination is successful, other compelling events quickly develop in its wake. In this film Majid Majidi collaborates with Hossein Panahi, Jafar Dehghan, Mohammad Ahmadi, Ali Asghar Shadravan, Hossein Saberi, Ataollah Salmanian, Reza Cheraghi, Homayoun Payvar, Abdollah Eskandari, Iraj Golafshan, Morteza Hannaneh, Naser Forough, Manouchehr Esmaeili -, Habibollah Rajabali, Mahmoud Norooz, Ali Tavakolli, Rouhollah Baradari, Ebrahim Moeinpour, Esmaeil Dabiri, Ahmadreza Golabi, Hossein Hajjar, Masoud Niknam, Ebrahim Aliasgari, Khalil Aliasgari, Rahmatollah Salimpoor, Shahnaz Zia Rana, Fatemeh Khajoozadeh, Ebrahim Rostami, Shahram Jafarnejad, Ramezan Ghorbani, Ahmad Yahyavi, Mahmoud Beheshti, Asghar Akhoondpoor, Taj Karimi, Mostafa Mostafazadeh, Abbas Ghahremani, Behrooz Talaei, Omid Rezazadeh, Hossein Moeini, Mehdi Moeini.
Swimming in Winter is about that Ali loves to teach. It is not only his profession, but his life. Sent to one of the poorest regions of the country to teach in a local school, he is forced to face misery and stark poverty. Despite the barriers of ignorance and foolishness he faces, he chooses to help them with all the power he possesses. A compelling drama that provides an insight into a different kind of world. In this film Majid Majidi collaborates with Mohammad Kasebi, Yahya Divani, Masoud Rahmani, Davood Ghanbari, Abdollah Eskandari, Reza Jalali, Rasoul Ahadi, Mehrzad Minooei, Babak Bayat, Gashtasb Ariana, Amir Koot Abadi, Hashem Mastani, Kambiz Rezaei, Ghadir Ghiasvand, Mohsen Panahi, Habib Sadeghi.
Majid Majidi has been a Director in some movies:
Baduk is about that In Balouchestan, there are people who walk a long distance every day under such scorching heat just to arrive the border, where they can get some goods, and then they return. Those people are called Baduk. Jafar and his sister, Jamal, are Heydar’s young children; they have been forced to abandon the village and then they are kidnapped by a dealer, named Sattar. Sattar sells Jafar to a smuggler, named Abdollah, and takes Jamal with himself to Pakistan. Jafar and some other children work for Abdollah and they import illegal merchandise from Pakistan to Iran for him. By getting familiar with a young boy from Pakistan, Jafar finds some traces of her sister there. Thereby, he decides to rescue her with the help of Nour-ed-din. In this film Majid Majidi collaborates with Mohammad Kasebi, Jalal Tabatabai, Masoud Rahmani, Habibollah Haddad, Behrouz Shahamat, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Abbas Rastegarpour, Maryam Tahan, Ahmad Rajabi, Gholam Taheri, Mohammad Dormanesh, Mohammadreza Mouyini, Farid Koshan Fallah, Hossein Hajjar, Hafez Ahmadi, Mohammadhadi Ghomeyshi, Seyyed Mehdi Shojaei, Allah Nour Barahoei, Mehrollah Mazarzehi, Eidook Moghadam, Reza Sadeghi Ganjeh, Mohsen Rigi.
The Willow Tree is about that What if a man blind since birth was suddenly given the gift of sight? This is the central premise of this beautiful, gripping drama from Majid Majidi. When the middle aged Youssef, a blind university professor, is given the chance to undergo major eye surgery in France, he finds his prayers answered. Leaving behind his loving wife and daughter, he finds a new lease of life in his new visual world. However, will he lose sight of what is important? A hauntingly beautiful, poignant piece of work. In this film Majid Majidi collaborates with Parviz Parastui, Roya Teymourian, Sharareh Dolat Abadi, Afarin Obeisi, Mahmoud Kalari, Leila Otadi, Mahmoud Behraznia, Yadollah Najafi, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Hashem Attar, Hassan Hassandoust, Ahmad Pejman, Melika Aslani, Bahram Badakhshani, Behzad Kazzazi, Hossein Bashash, Mohsen Mossavi, Seyyed Saeed Seyedzadeh, Dawlat Asadi, Melika Eslafi, Ahmad Gavaheri, Fouad Nahas, Nasser Hashemzadeh.
Majid Majidi has been a Writer in some movies:
First Grade is about that 'First Grade' is the story of Javad, an only child who must stay with with his great aunt Zivar for two days while his parents attend a relative's funeral out of town. Alone with only his aunt and his two lovebirds for company, Javad is initially reluctant to stay. But as he starts to bond with his aunt as he heads to and from school each day, he quickly discovers there's more to her than his first impression, and even begins to enjoy her company. A sweet and gentle film about family bonding and the hidden qualities in everyone. In this film Majid Majidi collaborates with Sirus Hasan Poor, Mehdi Darabi, Yadollah Najafi, Saeed Ansari, Shahrzad Pouya, Mehdi Madjd Vaziri, Mahin Aala, Rashid Lotfi, Sahar Tolooee, Mehrdad Bozorgan, Mehran Zeyghami.
The Father is about that Majid Majidi's internationally acclaimed drama follows the life of a 14-year-old boy, Mehrollah, who is forced to find a job to support his family when his father dies. After traveling to the southern parts of Iran to look for work, he returns to find his mother has taken a new husband. The revelation angers Mehrollah deeply, and starts him on a troubled path of crime and hardship. Will he find redemption and come to accept his new family? In this film Majid Majidi collaborates with Mohammad Kasebi, Parivash Nazarieh, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Yadollah Najafi, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Hassan Hassandoust, Hossein Abedini, Reza Shirazi, Hassan Sadeghi, Mohsen Zolanvar, Mehdi Shojai, Behzad Kazzazi, Samim Khazari, Neda Ebrahimzadeh, Nazi Heshmati, Babak Borzooyeh, Mohsen Mossavi, Mohsen Roozbahani.
Other films are:
Muhammad The Messenger of God, Searching for the Champion, The Song of Sparrows, Children of Heaven, Baran, The Color of Paradise, Beyond the Clouds, Boycott, Fleeing from Evil to God, Two Blind Eyes, Another Death, God is Coming, Up To The Visit, Green Dream, The Migratory Goose, Peon, Sun Children
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