Reza Naji ( رضا ناجی ) was born in Tabriz in northwestern Iran. As a child, he dreamed of becoming an actor and took part in different Street Plays in pursuit of this dream. He, however, chose to work as a mechanic as an adult and worked in this field for a few years before joining the Air Force. From there he became involved in professional acting, playing the lead role in a play directed by Javad Derakhshan. With the support of the Air Force, the play took part in the Workers Festival held in
...Isfahan and Naji was able to show off his acting skills winning seven Awards at the festival. It was director Majidi's Children of Heaven which brought Naji nationwide fame and following this success, he appeared in several movies including The Birth of a Butterfly, Baran and Weeping Willow. In 2007, he stared in another one of Majidi's films Song of Sparrows and delivered an astonishing and outstanding performance which brought him worldwide fame and won him several nominations and awards. Since finding fame, Naji has continued his film career in works like Ziba and I and A line of Truth. Naji has also experienced work for the small screen with the TV series Wave and Rock and Wake Up Order. Nominations and Awards Best Actor nomination, 1st Iran Cinema Celebration, Children of Heaven Best Actor in Supporting Role nomination, the 19th Fajr International Festival, Baran Juries Special Honor, the 22nd Fajr International Film Festival, Him The Silver Bear for Best Actor, the 58th Berlin Film Festival, Song of SparrowsReza Naji has been a Actor in some movies:
Ziba and I is about that Although Mousa is an outcast in his village, he holds the important community position of caring for a sacred horse that is at the center of an annual ritual. When Mousa starts suffering from a recurring dream in which he dies every night, his son consults the village imam and council of elders to help save him from his torment. Although they refuse, Mousa begins to find comfort in a young village girl named Ziba. As the time of the ceremony approaches, the two strike up a touching relationship that will change them both and lead toward a climax that affects the whole village. In this film Reza Naji collaborates with Parviz Parastui, Shahab Hosseini, Darya Ashoori, Javad Norooz Beigi, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Abbas Rastegarpour, Mehdi Hosseinivand, Mohammad Reza Sokoot, Mehrdad Mirkiani, Fereydoun Hassanpour, Mohsen Roshan, Niki Nasirian, Houman Masoumi, Hadis Miramini, Bahman Sadegh Hasani, Habib Majidi, Sima Khezr Abadi, Mehdi Boustan Parvar, Parviz Sirati.
One Line of Reality is about that The career of a journalist couple, Kasra and Forough is endangered in the aftermath of political and social changes, which have led to the closure of many Iranians journals. They publish a cultural-literary weekly magazine titled Farhang-e Fakhteh, however they are facing several problems which discourage them to carry on the job. Shortly after wards, such difficulties put them on the verge of bankruptcy, but a proposal made by a foreign institute transforms their life. In this film Reza Naji collaborates with Homayoun Ershadi, Hossein Yari, Mehraveh Sharifinia, Shabnam Moghadami, Mina Jafar Zadeh, Ali Vazirian, Javad Norooz Beigi, Mehran Malakooti, Sattar Oraki, Shiva Khonyagar, Mohammad Reza Ghomi, Amir Banai, Behrang Dezfooli Zade, Shahram Sahkiba.
Welcome To Tehran is about that The story of a Canadian mother and her daughter who are facing a problem right upon arrival to Tehran because of the lockout of Iran's nanking system. In fact this film is based on a real event which narrates the problems of the huge amount of tourists who are going to travel to Iran after the sanctions. In this film Reza Naji collaborates with Homayoun Ershadi, Shaghayegh Farahani, Mehrdad Sedighian, Hengameh Ghaziani, Babak Hamidian, Rabe'e Madani, Abdollah Eskandari, Babak Panahi, Touraj Aslani, Ammar Tafti, Anoushirvan Fatemi, Reza Sobhani, Arash Eshaghi, Behzad Abdi, Sam Gharibian, Mojtaba Amini, Ehsan Sheybani, Nezamoddin Kiaie, Mehdi Naderi.
Negar's Role is about that Farzad is going to marry Negar who is an orphan. In order to prevent his family's disagreement, Farzad helped by the orphanage, sends Negar to live with a family who will act as Negar's actual family on the proposal night. However complications both in the new family and in the couple's relationship arise before the awaited night. In this film Reza Naji collaborates with Atila Pesyani, Bahram Radan, Saeed Changizian, Mehran Kashani, Gohar Kheirandish, Elaheh Hesari, Abdollah Eskandari, Touraj Aslani, Karen Homayounfar, Mohammad Shahverdi, Iraj Shahzadi, Shiva Khosromehr, Ali Atshani, Shahin Yarmohammadi, Behzad Kazzazi, Aylin Hosseinian, Naser Malek Motiee, Behrang Dezfooli Zade.
Angels Descend Together is about that Ahmad is a young clergyman who has a quiet and lovely life with his wife; however, his life changes when his wife becomes pregnant. Economical pressure forces him to work until he is offered to play a role in a film which is the beginning of new events in his life. In this film Reza Naji collaborates with Hossein Parastar, Javad Ezati, Lili Farhadpour, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Farshad Mohammadi, Hamed Mohammadi, Mehrdad Mirkiani, Elham Korda, Hossein Majd, Nazanin Bayati, Sasan Nakhaei, Meysam Mouini, Hoda Mouini, Mohammad Kashfi, Bahareh Riahi, Elham Shabani, Saeed Armand, Mehdi Delkhaste, Mahyar Alizadeh, Shobeir Parastar.
The Song of Sparrows is about that When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his daughter's hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a struggling rural family in Iran. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him - incredibly hectic Tehran, where sudden opportunities for independence, thrill and challenge him. But his honor and honesty, plus traditional authority over his inventive clan, are tested, as he stumbles among vast cultural and economic gaps between his village nestled in the desert, and a throbbing international metropolis. In this film Reza Naji collaborates with Hassan Rezaei, Majid Majidi, Javad Norooz Beigi, Yadollah Najafi, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Saeed Malekan, Hassan Hassandoust, Ali Tabrizi, Asghar Nejad-Imani, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehghan, Hamid Aghazi, Neshat Nazari, Ponya Salehi, Shabnam Akhlaghi.
Sperm Whale is about that Arjang (Reza Attaran), who was born before the revolution in Iran, has been in love with his childhood sweetheart, Roya (Mahnaz Afshar), for the past 40 years. Roya, however, has brought him nothing but trouble. Now 50, and having experienced a revolution, a war, a divorce and both poverty and wealth, Arjang finds himself still in love with Roya. In this film Reza Naji collaborates with Hanieh Tavassoli, Mahnaz Afshar, Nader Soleymani, Reza Attaran, Vishka Asayesh, Hossein Soleimani, Mona Zahed, Saeed Malekan, Farshad Mohammadi, Amir Hossein Rostami, Amir Tavassoli, Saman Moghadam, Ali Ghorbanzadeh, Mohsen Nasrollahi, Alireza Ghaffari Nejad, Golnaz Golshan, Siamak Mehmandoost, Mani Baghbani, Nima Rad, Iliya Keyvan, Amirhossein Sham Bayati.
Other films are:
Sperm Whale 2, Wishbone, Don't Get in My Way, Escaping Hell, The Ride, Vertigo, Kandaloos Gardens, Wife Dot Com, Sly, Storm Kids, Mommy! Behrouz Hit Me, A Time to Hesitate, The Red Tails, Newcastle, Flight of the Ducks, One Step to God, On Foot, Lasagna, We're All in this Together, Texas 2, Xlarge, Apachi, After the Incident, Toranj, The Little Bird Freak, Winners, Bench Cinema, Chartered to Azadi, Wind Blows in the Meadow, Him (The Clergyman), Red Rose, Aparatchi, Red Glasse, Ziba Troubles
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