An internationally acclaimed filmmaker who was inspired by film from a young age. Born in 1980 in Tehran, she ( سمیرا مخملباف ) is the daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Her father inspired her passion for cinema. She pursued her interest by leaving school to join the Makhmalbaf Film House and remained there for many years. Her debut The Apple (1998) gained recognition that any young filmmaker would relish. Makmalbaf's second feature Blackboards (2000) won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
... Standing on her merits, Makhmalbaf is to deliver more great films in the years ahead.Samira Makhmalbaf has been a Actor 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 Samira Makhmalbaf collaborates with Mohsen 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.
Samira Makhmalbaf has been a Director in some movies:
The Apple is about that The people of the neighborhood make an affidavit to inform the Health and Treatment Center of a house in their neighborhood in which two girls, Zahra and Masoumeh, are kept as prisoners most hours of the day; and the only time they get to move a little is when their father, Ghorban-Ali, is off to his work, beggary, and their blind mother can't help them much. The organization agents visit their neighborhood and set them free. The movie, Apple, is a Docufiction based on a true story that happened in August, 1997. In this film Samira Makhmalbaf collaborates with Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Mohammad Ahmadi, Behrouz Shahamat, Ebrahim Ghafouri, Majid Entezami, Iraj Sarbaz, Massoumeh Naderi, Zahra Naderi, Ghorban Ali Naderi, Azizeh Mohamadi, Zahra Saghrisaz.
Blackboards is about that Itinerant Kurdish teachers, carrying blackboards on their backs, look for students in the hills and villages of Iran, near the Iraqi border during the Iran-Iraq war. Said falls in with a group of old men looking for their bombed-out village; he offers to guide them, and takes as his wife Halaleh, the clan's lone woman, a widow with a young son. Reeboir attaches himself to a dozen pre-teen boys weighed down by contraband they carry across the border; they're mules, always on the move. Said and Reeboir try to teach as their potential students keep walking. Danger is close; armed soldiers patrol the skies, the roads, and the border. Is there a role for a teacher? Is there hope? In this film Samira Makhmalbaf collaborates with Behnaz Jafari, Bahman Ghobadi, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Mohammad Ahmadi, Behrouz Shahamat, Mohammad Reza Darvishi, Ebrahim Ghafouri, Akbar Meshkini, Saeed Mohammadi, Shozo Ichiyama, Marco Mueller, Abbas Saghari, Mohammad Karim Rahmati, Rafat Moradi, Mayas Rostami, Saman Akhbari, Ahmad Bahrami, Karim Moradi, Hassan Mohamadi, Rasool Mohamadi, Somaye Veisee, Mohammad Moradi.
Five in the Afternoon is about that In a post-Taliban Afghanistan a young woman (Agheleh Rezaie) attends school against her conservative father's will, hoping to learn more about democracy to fulfill her dream of being the country's next president. In this film Samira Makhmalbaf collaborates with Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Hossein Mahdavi, Farrokh Fadaee, Behrouz Shahamat, Mohammad Reza Darvishi, Ebrahim Ghafouri, Siamak Alagheband, Jean Labadie, Vincent Maraval, Agheleh Rezaie, Abdolgani Yousefrazi, Razi Mohebi, Marzieh Amiri.
Two Legged Horse is about that A father sets out to find someone who can attend to his severely disabled son, a young boy who is unable to walk; Mirvais, one of the inhabitants of the pipes, is willingly hired to carry the boy around on his back. It is not long, however, before Mirvais's simple duties are extended by his new young master. Mobile for the first time in years, the boy sees an opportunity to use Mirvais for his own ends. In this film Samira Makhmalbaf collaborates with Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Hossein Mahdavi, Houra Maleki, Akbar Meshkini, Farzad Jodat, Tolibhon Shakhidi, Mehrdad Zonnur, Ziya Mirza Mohamad, Haron Ahad, Gol Ghotai Karimi, Khojeh Nader, Yasin Tavildar.
Joy of Madness is about that Samira Makhmalbaf goes to Kabul to make her film called 'Five in the Afternoon' seeking some actors in the streets but no one accepts to play a role in her movie. All the people are afraid of each other and even the city clergyman is afraid of people. People are still concerning about the return of Taliban. Hana's camera shows that how fear has captivated the Afghans. The Afghan men and women who are afraid and hidden in an unpleasant environment full of poverty, are afraid to stand in front of the camera. In this film Samira Makhmalbaf collaborates with Hana Makhmalbaf, Marzieh Makhmalbaf, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Mastaneh Mohajer, Mohammad Reza Darvishi, Razi Mohebi, Bibigol Asef, Sima Asef, Agheleh Farahmand.
September 11 is about that The news of the September 11, 2001 attacks reaches an Afghan refugee camp, where bricks are produced to build new shelters, in view of the attacks promised by the United States. Here a young teacher tries to explain to her young students what happened and to make them respect a minute of silence in honor of the victims. Attempts, however, fail one after another. Finally, the teacher finds herself having to impose the minute of silence on the children near a chimney
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