Mani Haghighi (b.1969, Tehran) studied philosophy at McGill University. His first feature, Abadan (2003) premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Men at Work (Berlinale, Forum 2006) won the Best Screenplay Prize at the 2007 Asian Film Awards. Canaan (2008), based on a short story by Alice Munro, was followed by Modest Reception (Berlinale, Forum 2012) which won the Free Spirit Award at the Warsaw Film Festival as well as a number of other international prizes. After A Dragon Arrives! (Berlinale,
...Competition 2016), Haghighi made 50 Kilos of Sour Cherries (2017), a romantic comedy which was one of Iranian cinema's top ten highest grossing films. Pig (Berlinale, Competition 2018) is Haghighi's seventh feature film.Mani Haghighi has been a Actor in some movies:
Modest Reception is about that It is clear from this film's explosive opening sequence that there is more to Leila and Kaveh than meets the eye. Armed with sacks of banknotes, the pair are on a mission to donate millions to the needy of rural Iran - whether the targets of their philanthropy want the money or not. The couple's ambiguous relationship shrouds them in mystery, and as we follow them on their quest, it becomes clear that Kaveh's increasingly sadistic nature threatens to overwhelm their good deeds. There are subtle nods to Tarantino’s dark humor in this gripping drama, which questions the very nature of charity itself. In this film Mani Haghighi collaborates with Saber Abar, Taraneh Alidoosti, Saeed Changizian, Esmaeel Khalaj, Nader Fallah, Mohammadreza Najafi, Ghorban Najafi, Negar Nemati, Amir Hossein Ghodsi, Hayedeh Safiyari, Houman Behmanesh, Mehrdad Mirkiani, Vahid Moghadasi, Jalal Shamsian, Mehdi Tavakolli Zaniani, Amir Reza Kouhestani, Naghi Seif Jamali, Mohammad Aghebati, Danial Fathi, Himan Dehgani, Vahid Aghapoor, Abbas Kowsari.
Mani Haghighi has been a Writer in some movies:
Fireworks Wednesday is about that New year's day is close and time for spring cleaning. A young girl (Rouhi) is preparing for her wedding, she takes a cleaning job at a family's house. The tense atmosphere of the home, along with the fireworks on bonfire night creates an alienated feeling in her... In this film Mani Haghighi collaborates with Hediyeh Tehrani, Houman Seyyedi, Pantea Bahram, Sahar Dolatshahi, Taraneh Alidoosti, Matin Heydarnia, Hamid Farrokhnejad, Behshad Sharifian, Hassan Tas'iri, Asghar Farhadi, Jamal Sadatian, Hossein Jafarian, Hayedeh Safiyari, Mehrdad Mirkiani, Peyman Yazdanian, Hossein Abolsedgh, Bardia Kiaras, Hossein Majd, Hassan Zahedi, Mehran Maham, Amir Abedi, Yasaman Kimiavi.
No Men Allowed is about that In order to prepare her best and brightest for the upcoming chemistry Olympiad, strict, conservative headmistress Ms. Darabi is forced to break her lifelong rule of not allowing male teachers in the school and reluctantly hires the bumbling Mr. Jebeli. Little does she know though that several of her students, led by the self-assured Paria, have a plan to get her to fall in love with him. 'No Men Allowed' is a hilarious, rollicking romcom, chock-full of witty dialogue and zany antics that will have you coming back time and time again! In this film Mani Haghighi collaborates with Bahareh Rahnama, Falamak Joneidi, Pegah Ahangarani, Reza Attaran, Rambod Javan, Vishka Asayesh, Ali Sadeghi, Manijeh Hekmat, Ali Sartipi, Parviz Abnar, Davood Amiri, Mostafa Kherghehpoosh, Peyman Ghasemkhani, Atoosa Ghalamfarsaei, Zohreh Hamidi, Parinaz Izadyar, Katayoun Amir Ebrahimi, Setareh Pesiani, Heydar Sajedi, Hadis Miramini, Fatemeh Kamali, Siavash Cheraghipour, Mehrdad Amini, Behrang Tofighi, Mehrnaz Bayat.
Beloved Sky is about that Master filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui stuns audiences with this magical realist drama. Shayan (Ali Mosaffa), a successful young doctor, is shaken by the discovery of a seemingly incurable brain tumor. His determination to end it all is thwarted, however, when he encounters a village seemingly untouched by time. A mysterious herbalist and a traumatized woman (Leila Hatami) become key figures in Shayan's life; a life he thought he would have to bid farewell. A fantastic ensemble cast, stunning landscapes, and beautiful visuals make this film shine above the rest. Winner of Best Director at the 2011 Fajr Film Festival. In this film Mani Haghighi collaborates with Leila Hatami, Ghorban Najafi, Farideh Sepah Mansour, Ali Mosaffa, Dariush Mehrjui, Yahya Mansour Moayed, Amir Seyyedi, Bahman Ardalan, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Hossein Alizadeh, Farrokh Majidi, Hassan Hassandoust, Vahideh Mohammadi Far.
Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz and Others is about that For all of her married life, Shahdokht has been dissuaded from pursuing dreams of her own, constantly living in the shadow of her husband Parviz, a famous Iranian actor. But when necessity grants her the opportunity to seize the spotlight, she takes it with both hands. As she starts outperforming her husband, Parviz's fragile ego comes to the fore and throws their relationship into turmoil, a turmoil made all the worse by their daughter Azar's return to Iran. A searching drama about the double lives people lead, with the illusion Shahdokht and Parviz have to portray at odds with their life behind the scenes. In this film Mani Haghighi collaborates with Rambod Javan, Gohar Kheirandish, Marjan Shirmohammadi, Mehdi Fakhimzadeh, Jamal Sadatian, Behrooz Afkhami, Saeed Ahmadi, Naiemeh Nezam Doost, Yadollah Shadmani, Shahin Taslimi, Amirali Danaei, Elham Salehi, Nahid Moslemi, Arman Mousapour, Aidin Afkhami, Makan Ashoori, Azadeh Esmaeilkhani, Sadaf Noormohammad, Majid Yousefi, Vahid Nafar, Seyed Mohammadhossein Sadatian, Sam Kaboodvand.
Melbourne is about that Hours before leaving Tehran for a three-year stay in Melbourne, young couple Amir (Peyman Moaadi) and Sara (Negar Javaherian) find themselves looking after a neighbour's newborn, left to them by the nanny. However, this well-meaning favour soon turns tragic and threatens to derail more than just their plans to move abroad. Unfolding in real-time and almost entirely within a Tehran apartment, this psychological drama patiently burrows to the heart of its moral dilemma, where doing the right thing may in fact be the very worst choice for this well-meaning couple. Assisted by excellent performances, intimate cinematography and expert editing, 'Melbourne' is a compellingly universal and thoroughly engrossing movie. A very tense thriller not to be missed! In this film Mani Haghighi collaborates with Negar Javaherian, Payman Maadi, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh, Javad Norooz Beigi, Houman Behmanesh, Sepideh Abdolvahab, Vahid Moghadasi, Ali Golzadeh, Alireza Rashidi, Elham Korda, Roshanak Gerami, Nima Javidi, Keyvan Moghaddam, Martin Shamoonpour, Hamed Sabet, Alireza Ostadi, Saba Gorginpour, Mehrnoosh Shahhosseini, Parastoo Moghaddam, Vida Javan, Maral Mokhtari, Mehdi Delkhaste, Soodabe Khosravi.
About Elly is about that A group of friends - well-to-do professionals from Tehran - have gone on holiday together to the seaside, with their young children. One of the party, the vivacious Sepideh (Golshifteh Farahani) has invited along someone of whom they know next to nothing: a young woman called Elly (Taraneh Alidoosti), who is their children's teacher. Mischievous Sepideh is hoping to set Elly up with the single friend in their party: Ahmad (Shahab Hosseini), who is recently divorced and has just returned from a long stay doing business in Germany. When one of the group goes missing, the taut thriller takes off... Pitched somewhere between the ghostly mysteries of Gone Girl and the existential malaise of L’Avventura, 'About Elly' is another stunner from director Asghar Farhadi. Synopsis by IMVbox.com In this film Mani Haghighi collaborates with Ahmad Mehranfar, Golshifteh Farahani, Saber Abar, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Rana Azadivar, Merila Zarei, Asghar Farhadi, Payman Maadi, Hossein Jafarian, Hayedeh Safiyari, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Mehrdad Mirkiani, Hassan Zahedi, Andrea Bauer.
Other films are:
Canaan, 50 Kilos of Sour Cherries, I, A Dragon Arrives!, The Good, The Bad, The Corny, Negar, Men at Work, Pig, Sly, Gohar Kheirandish a Filmography, BAHER Her Mind, We're All in this Together, The Warden, Meeting the Witch, Amphibious, Unsophisticated, The Slaughterhouse, Subtraction, Secrets of the Treasure of the Jinn Valley, Why Don't You Cry?, Mehrjui Karnameh 40 Saleh, Abadan
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