Born in 1957 in Amol, Mohammad Ali Sajjadi ( محمدعلی سجادی ) began painting and calligraphy in the second grade of elementary school. Mohammad Ali Sajjadi made his first short film, WHO IS THE CLEVEREST OF ALL? when he was 13. Then he made some 8mm. films in Free Cinema Workshop. His first amateur 16mm. short film, THE RAIL, was made in 1979. Two years later, he directed his first feature film, THE ROAD, but it took him another three years to enter the professional filmmaking with INVESTIGATION
...ON A MURDER. An active poet, novelist and director, Mohammad Ali Sajjadi has written all his films except THE STRIFE. In 2005, he received Special Jury Prize at Cairo Film Festival for CRIME. He belongs to the first generation of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema and has already made 20 feature films.Mohammad Ali Sajadi has been a Director in some movies:
Gozal is about that A striking portrayal of the intricacies of tribal customs, this drama examines the attachment between animals and their owners. A talented Turkman jockey is bequeathed a beautiful horse referred to as Gozal by a warrior. He is impressed with the creature's incredible speed and over time, he bonds with the animal. However, when the threat of losing his horse looms, the jockey must accept a challenge that may cost him his life. A riveting story of sacrifice and the special bond between humans and creatures. In this film Mohammad Ali Sajadi collaborates with Mahmoud Jafari, Mehdi Mayamei, Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi, Pardis Afkari, Reza Fayyazi, Alireza Zarrindast, Abdoljabbar Deldar, Nazarali Mahjoob, Jalal Moayerian, Roohangiz Mohtadi, Ardeshir Shalileh.
Ethereal is about that After her wedding to a young businessman, Roshi's life is suddenly engulfed by a series of paranormal events. Roshi is being haunted, and as the strange blackouts and inexplicable moving objects continue, her constant fear takes a heavy toll on her relationship with her husband. Tormented by the ghost of a woman dressed in white, Roshi desperately searches for an explanation to the supernatural phenomena in order to escape the evil forces that she fears mean to do her harm. In this film Mohammad Ali Sajadi collaborates with Amin Hayaei, Hanieh Tavassoli, Khosrow Shakibai, Azita Lachini, Reza Radmanesh, Abbas Amiri, Hossein Maleki, Karen Homayounfar, Afsaneh Naseri, Faramarz Badrampour, Behrouz Moavenian, Abbas Shadravan, Ardeshir Shalileh.
Possessed is about that A birthday celebration sets the scene for this introspective, psychological drama. Taher keeps getting calls from a mysterious individual telling him to divorce his wife. The couple have had a rocky relationship, Taher's father originally forbidding the marriage, and Taher fear she may have found someone else. As the film progresses and the calls continue, he grows increasingly suspicious of the people around him, and his paranoia threatens the very wellbeing of his family. A dark and foreboding piece of arthouse cinema, 'Possessed' will keep you on the hook throughout its many twists and turns. In this film Mohammad Ali Sajadi collaborates with Gholam Hossein Lotfi, Laya Zanganeh, Mir Mohammad Tajaddod, Gholamreza Tabatabai, Saeed Soltani, Azita Lachini, Bita Heydari, Fariborz Arabnia, Hossein Maleki, Karen Homayounfar, Farshad Golsefidi, Ahmad Ahmadii, Farhad Arjmandi, Fattemeh Alizadeh Arab, Mahmoud Maghami, Niloufar Dousti, Mohammad Reza Norouzi, Ayda Rouzbeh, Behrouz Moavenian, Masoud Valadbeigi, Zoya Emami, Esfandiar Yeganeh, Behrouz Reshad.
Crime is about that Frustrated writer-student Siavash stabs his sister's suitor, a wealthy antique dealer/money lender, to death. But cleaning woman Mahtaj witnesses the murder. Something about her rigid, unemotional stare prevents him from killing the only witness to his crime. Instead, he runs first to a friend's house and then home, unable to calm his increasingly erratic behavior. In this film Mohammad Ali Sajadi collaborates with Mitra Hajjar, Amir Jafari, Mir Mohammad Tajaddod, Mehdi Mayamei, Shahram Haghighat Doost, Jamshid Hashempour, Azita Lachini, Hasan Tavakol Nia, Jahangir Mirshekari, Hossein Maleki, Karen Homayounfar, Amir Reza Delavari, Hassan Zahedi, Keyvan Moghaddam, Masoumeh Mirhosseini, Abdollah Abdi Nasab, Yousef Yousef Pashandi, Ali Sadeghpour, Soodabe Khosravi.
Distraught is about that When the tenacious Doctor Mahyar encounters the young woman Zarir after a failed suicide attempt, he grows determined to drag the girl back from the brink. Zarir, however, is dangerously unhinged, and as she becomes steadily fixated on her doctor, Mahyar is forced to pull out all the stops to treat her, despite his family's fear and distrust. However, soon he finds himself at the centre of a whirlwind of chaos, one which could threaten his existence as he knows it. Synopis by IMVBox.com In this film Mohammad Ali Sajadi collaborates with Ahmad Najafi, Laleh Eskandari, Niousha Zeighami, Farideh Sepah Mansour, Mehdi Mayamei, Farhad Ghaemian, Jamal Sadatian, Reza Babak, Hossein Maleki, Mehran Ghadakchian, Saeed Shahram, Bahman Heidari, Mahtaj Nojoomi, Alireza Alavian, Naghi Seif Jamali, Fardad Safakhoo, Ardeshir Shalileh, Soodabe Khosravi.
The Juggler is about that Asad (Shahram Haghigat Doost) is being plagued by the nuisance ghost of his dead mother and, in his attempt to escape her, sets in motion a series of hilarious events. As he tries to rob a house, he is caught by the homeowner, who then follows him on his wacky adventures. Lighthearted comedy with zany results. In this film Mohammad Ali Sajadi collaborates with Behzad Farahani, Niousha Zeighami, Amir Jafari, Sirus Ebrahimzadeh, Hooshang Ghovanloo, Gohar Kheirandish, Shahram Haghighat Doost, Reza Radmanesh, Farhad Vilkiji, Hossein Maleki, Saeed Shahram, Farhad Arjmandi, Behrouz Moavenian, Naghi Seif Jamali, Ghodrat Delavari, Ala Mirtalebi, Ali Zare.
Bead is about that A recently married woman plans to leave her hometown and start a new life in Tehran. A tragic event in the family interrupts her plans and means she has to stay put for longer than she had anticipated. A theft, a case of mistaken identity and a terrible accident all come together to produce a dark and gritty narrative in this gut wrenching drama. In this film Mohammad Ali Sajadi collaborates with Ateneh Faghih Nasiri, Behzad Farahani, Shaghayegh Farahani, Mahmoud Jafari, Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi, Fahimeh Rahimnia, Ahmad Aghalou, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Masoud Emami, Ali Loghmani, soodeh ansari, Behrouz Reshad, Hamid Hamze.
Other films are:
Like Wind, Legend of the Moon and Leopard, Meeting the Parrot, Interrogation of a Crime, Jat, The Lost, Mazarsharif, Siavashan, The Color of Night, Rehearsing for the Performance, Trap, The Treasure, Conflict, Two, Divorce Me because of the Cats, Actor, Soodabe, Herring, Spraying, Heat, Ali and Danny, The Road, Youth Dream, Sayab
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