Masoud Rayegan ( مسعود رایگان ) is an Iranian actor and writer. He is known for the film So Close, So Far (2005) that earned him a Crystal Simorgh award for best actor, at the 23rd Fajr International Film Festival. Other works that he participated in include: Santoori (2007), 'Golchehreh' (2011), 'The House Under The Water (2010), Zero Degree Turn (2007) and the thriller TV series The Searchers (2009 Present). Masoud Rayegan is married to the Iranian actress Roya Taymourian.Masoud Rayegan has be
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Mainline is about that Picking up from her highly successful 'Under the Skin of the City', the mother of Iranian cinema Rakshan Bani-Etemad returns to her artistic city Tehran to document the plight of its drug dependent population. Narrating the spiralling relationship between a mother and her addict daughter, we are presented with all faces of poverty and desperation, as the drugs put an emotional and financial strain on the family. Adopting hand-held camera work, Bani-Etemad continues her realist visual style in this gritty study of urban life. In this film Masoud Rayegan collaborates with Bahram Radan, Baran Kosari, Bita Farahi, Mahmoud Kalari, Rakhshan Banietemad, Mohsen Abdolvahab, Jahangir Kosari, Yadollah Najafi, Farid Mostafavi, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Sepideh Abdolvahab, Mehrdad Mirkiani, Naghmeh Samini, Zhila Mehrjui, Farid Valizadeh, Mitra Mahaseni.
Hell, Purgatory, Paradise is about that A house with three stories: The first story is about a separated couple who used to live together in an old house. Now they are sharing their memories. The second part is the story of a middle-aged university professor who finds a letter from his old flame while going out of the house and tries to find the writer. The third part tries to define a story of a painter's death and how his soul attempts to run with his wife who is still very much in love with him and is trying her best to carry out his testament. In this film Masoud Rayegan collaborates with Atila Pesyani, Mahtab Keramati, Parivash Nazarieh, Ali Mosaffa, Amir Aghaei, Morteza Poursamadi, Farhad Vilkiji, Bijan Mirbagheri, Saeed Shahsavari, Masoud Keramati, Rahim Noroozi, Elham Salehi, Zhaleh Shoari, Maryam Takhtkeshian, Keyvan Jahanshahi.
Kissing The Moonlike Face is about that Foroogh and Ehteram are two old ladies with a close bond and a shared sense of loss. While they have been neighbors for more than 40 years, both their sons were also declared missing in action over 20 years ago. When Etheram is suddenly given the news that parts of her son's body have been found, she feels relief at finally knowing the truth. Yet she wants the same relief for Foroogh, who is struggling with a serious condition and has only a few months left to live. In a unique story of persistence, love and loss, Etheram sets out to make the authorities tell Foroogh that the body parts belong to her own son. But can Etheram find peace of mind for her dear friend after her 20 year wait? In this film Masoud Rayegan collaborates with Saber Abar, Saeed Poursamimi, Shabnam Moghadami, Shahrokh Foroutanian, Lili Farhadpour, Homayoun Asadian, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh, Rabe'e Madani, Hossein Jafarian, Hayedeh Safiyari, Mehrdad Mirkiani, Mohammad Kart, Marjan Golzar, Amir Hossein Rostami, Sasan Nakhaei, Sheida Khaligh, Nazanin Khazaee, Farhad Assadian.
So Far So Close is about that 'So Far, so Close' is an enthralling film that negotiates life, death and parental love. The story focuses on Dr Alam, who tragically finds out that his seventeen-year-old son is suffering from an inoperable condition. The once estranged father travels to the countryside to locate his son, who is on a field trip. Dr Alam's journey is nothing less than life-changing, with allegorical moments that serve as metaphors for his own metamorphosis. Beautifully shot, 'So Far, So Close' captures the efforts of father and son to reunite in order to save each other. In this film Masoud Rayegan collaborates with Elham Hamidi, Ashkan Khatibi, Kianoosh Gerami, Mohammadreza Najafi, Afshin Hashemi, Reza Mirkarimi, Reza Tavakoli, Bahman Ardalan, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Mohammad Reza Gohari, Bahram Dehghan, Hamid Khozooei Abyaneh, Mohammad Reza Ghomi, Yalda Ghashghaie, Amir Esbati, Bahram Ardalan, Majid Sabagh Behrouz.
Crime is about that Played out in black and white, Crime tells the story of a young man, currently imprisoned for his crimes. After being released, the man reunites with the woman and young boy who have his heart. But though some aspects of his life look to be on the up, it slowly becomes apparent that not all of his troubles are yet behind him. Can he overcome them? Or will he be seduced back into a world of crime and violence? In this film Masoud Rayegan collaborates with Bahareh Rahnama, Hamed Behdad, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Laya Zanganeh, Niki Karimi, Kianoosh Gerami, Akbar Moazezi, Dariush Arjmand, Mehrdad Falahatgar, Poulad Kimiayi, Iraj Raminfar, Masoud Kimiai, Touraj Mansouri, Eshagh Khanzadi, Mostafa Kherghehpoosh, Karen Homayounfar, Shabnam Darvish, Mohammad Reza Ghomi, Ali Asghar Tabasi, Ali Abolsedgh, Babak Borzooyeh, Siamak Ansari, Mohammad Moayyed, Jalal Pishvaeeyan, Abbas Ghasedi, Shapoor Kalhor, Majid Alizadeh, Abbas Aghajani, Mehrab Rezaei, Sogol Khaleghi.
Mazarsharif is about that This is the story of Taliban's attack to Iranian Consulate in Mazar-e Sharif (1998) that resulted in the martyrdom of some Iranian diplomats. In this film Masoud Rayegan collaborates with Hossein Yari, Mahtab Keramati, Mohammad Ali Sajadi, Manoochehr Shahsavari, Alireza Zarrindast, Saeed Malekan, Ammar Tafti, Behzad Abdi, Hassan Zahedi, Mehdi Shirzad, Abdolhassan Barzideh, Amir Hossein Fathi, Mehdi Delkhaste, Hossein Basheh Ahangar, Masoud Sakhaei, Reza Azizi.
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 Masoud Rayegan collaborates with Bahram Radan, Golshifteh Farahani, 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:
East Is East, The Unscrupulous Murderer, Farrokhi Yazdi, Cafe Setareh, Golchehreh, A Stroll in the Fog, Silence of the Sea, Empty Hands, Berlin -7º, Earring, Motherland, I Am Naser Hejazi, Somewhere Faraway, Cypress Underwater, Under Water, Ivy, July 5th Zafaraniyeh, Heat, The House under the Water, The Solitude of Wind
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