Mohsen Makhmalbaf (محسن مخملباف) is a dissident Iranian director whose political drive began in pre-revolutionary Iran, channelling his energy into filmmaking. Born in 1957, Mohsen Makhmalbaf was an advocate of the Islamic Revolution, notably one of the first film directors able to film under the new Islamic regime. The Cyclist (1987) and The Marriage of the Blessed (1989) are often remembered as particularly poignant subject matters today. Malkmalbaf's wife Marzieh Meshkini and children: Samira
..., Hana and Maysam are widely acknowledged in the film industry today.Mohsen Makhmalbaf has been a Writer 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 Mohsen Makhmalbaf collaborates with Jafar Dehghan, Manoochehr Haghani Parast, Majid Majidi, 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 Bells is about that The silence of this sleepy little town is soon disturbed when the residents begin to receive threatening phone calls. No one knows who is making them. The police fail to find any evidence leading to the anonymous offender. It seems the further they investigate, the less they know. Is it possible that the whole town is in danger? An intense and captivating horror that is filled with suspense. In this film Mohsen Makhmalbaf collaborates with Mohammad Kasebi, Iraj Raminfar, Mohammad Reza Honarmand, Ali Shah Hatami, Moharram Zeinalzadeh, Mojtaba Faravardeh, Reza Cheraghi, Ebrahim Abadi, Davood Ghanbari, Homayoun Payvar, Manoochehr Oliaei, Mohsen Roshan, Naser Forough, Esmail Soltanian, Farid Koshan Fallah, Manoochehr Farzaneh, Mahmoud Ghare Gozloo, Mahmoud Ahmadi, Mansour Farsi, Seyed Reza Davoodi, Es'hagh Moeini, Mohammad Reza Moaref-Doost, Farzaneh Asgari, Fariba Torabipoor, Azam Bahrami, Yalda Kasebi, Manouchehr Khoshkhoram, Mohammad Ghanbari, Gorgin Garigorian, Ali Gholamali, Hasan Derakhshani, Parviz Kalivar.
The Unfinished Man is about that Young villager Moosa decides to move to the city to save money for his wedding. However, he gets much more than he bargained for when chance events lead him into the path of an armed political militant. Suddenly the Secret Police arrive, killing the militant and arresting Moosa. A comical adventure then ensues for the hapless prisoner. Can Moosa clear his name and return home to be married? In this film Mohsen Makhmalbaf collaborates with Hossein Panahi, Reza Kianian, Roya Nonahali, Mozhdeh Shamsai, Hamid Jebeli, Mehdi Mayamei, Manouchehr Hamedi, Moharram Zeinalzadeh, Ebrahim Abadi, Mehdi Azadi, Rasoul Ahadi, Majid Entezami, Mohsen Roshan, Akbar Esfahani, Majid Forughi, Ali Tavakolli, Hossein Hajjar, Asghar Bardoosh, Ali Abolghasemi, Esfandiar Yeganeh, Reza Hafezi, Ghasem Golmakani, Mohammad Ali Saeedi, Hossein Pardeh Shenas, Mehdi Asadi.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf has been a Director in some movies:
The Cyclist is about that From its ominous beginnings, Mohsen Makhmalbaf's 'The Cyclist' plunges us into Nasim's dilemma - as his wife suffers fatally in a hospital bed, he is given a matter of days to raise the money needed to save her. As the tension mounts, we watch him and his son wander through a ruthless environment where the powerful prey on the desperate. He agrees to cycle for a week straight, as the crowds around him grow. Somehow 'The Cyclist' manages to juggle sympathy and suspense, and one can't help urging Nasim on. While elements of melodrama are undeniable, Makhmalbaf develops his eccentric story in endlessly unpredictable ways, as the morality of the film begins to unfold chaotically... In this film Mohsen Makhmalbaf collaborates with Samira Makhmalbaf, Moharram Zeinalzadeh, Aziz Saati, Abdollah Eskandari, Alireza Zarrindast, Majid Entezami, Mahshid Afshar Zadeh, Majid Eskandari, Farhad Arjmandi, Mohammad Reza Maleki, Firouz Kiyani, Shahnaz Babaieyan, Mansour Farnia, Esmail Soltanian, Hossein Hosseini Fashami, Hossein Hajjar.
The Day of the Jackal is about that A short documentary film about the Devilkin murders, which killed over 20 children in the late 2000s. The documentary demonstrates the struggles of Afghan immigrants within the Iranian legal system in Pakdasht. This film contains dramatic recreations, real interviews with both the murderers and the grieving families and scenes of a public execution. In this film Mohsen Makhmalbaf collaborates with Mohammad H Jafari, Siamak Sari Alghalam.
The President is about that A revolution is happening in a country which has a dictatorial president. The president sends his family abroad but his grandson wants to stay with his grandfather. In order to save their lives they run away and the president uses a wig and a guitar to disguise himself as a gypsy. They want to get the sea so they can go to another country by boat. They have to tolerate poverty and hunger in their journey. The inspiration for the film came when Makhmalbaf visited the Darul Aman Palace in Kabul. In this film Mohsen Makhmalbaf collaborates with Hana Makhmalbaf, Marzieh Makhmalbaf, Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, Dachi Orvelashvili, Konstantin Mindia Esadze, Mikheil Gomiashvili, Vova Kacharava, Tornike Bziava.
Ongoing Smile is about that At the age of 74, many people retire and spend the rest of their life in a retirement home. But Kim Dong-Ho has made the decision to live like a young and energetic man until the end of his life. He gets up early around 4 am every morning. He exercises, checks the news and responds to emails. After that, he takes the bus a university of film and media which he founded 2 years prior. KIM is the same man whom established the largest Asian Film Festival when he was almost 60 years old. Now that he is 74 years old, he has just decided to make his first film as a director. Kim is a very respectful man and at times he seems a bit shy, but when the occasion comes along to dance with Juliette Binoche, the french superstar, even a very young man would not able to match his performance... In this film Mohsen Makhmalbaf collaborates with Hana Makhmalbaf, Marzieh Makhmalbaf, Roger Garcia, Christian Jeune, Soo-yeon Kang, Peter Van Bueren, Maysam Makhmalbaf, Kim Dong-Ho, Kim Ji-Seok, Kim Ki-Duk, Tomiyama Katsue, Ji Won Yeh, Ahn Sung-Ki, Dustin Riduan Shah.
Other films are:
The Gardener, The Man Who Came with the Snow, Scream of the Ants, The Chair, Sex and Philosophy, Afghan Alphabet, Kandahar, Test of Democracy, The Silence, Wind Ruined The School, A Moment of Innocence, Gabbeh, Hello Cinema, Images from the Ghajar Dynasty, Stone and Glass, The Actor, Once Upon a Time Cinema, The Nights of Zayanderood, Time of Love, Marriage of the Blessed, Close Up, The Day I Became a Woman, The Apple, Blackboards, Five in the Afternoon, Two Legged Horse, Secret Ballot, A Lordless House, Tales of an Island, Joy of Madness, The Scout, Poet of the Wastes, Boycott, Fleeing from Evil to God, Two Blind Eyes, Osama, The Peddler, Tales of Kish, The Governor, Nasooh's Repentance, Holidays, Mother's Paradise, Fence in the Fence, Another Death, One Night, One Stranger, Yearning to Meet, Under the Heaven, Delnamak, Rajayi School, Iman’s Little Heart
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