
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 29, 1957
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Iran
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Mohsen Mäxmälbaf, born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer. During 2007 he was the president of Asian Film Academy. Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented in international film festivals in the past ten years. The multi-award-winning director, belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. Time magazine selected Makhmalbaf's 2001 film, Kandahar, as one of top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of the Jury at the Venice film festival. Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and now lives in Paris. As of June 12, 2009, and following the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has claimed that he has been appointed the official spokesman of Mir-Hossein Moussavi's campaign abroad. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mohsen Makhmalbaf, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- The Quarters: Jerusalem
The Quarters: Jerusalem TBA
Director
- Les Vacances
Les Vacances TBA
Writer, Director

Flash-Forward TBA
as Self, Editor, Writer

Here Children Do Not Play Together 2024
Director

Talking with Rivers 2023
as himself, Editor, Director of Photography, Director

Jiseok 2022
as Self

Marghe and Her Mother 2019
Director, Writer

I'm Not My Body 2019
Thanks

Plankton Salesmen 2017
as Self (archive footage)
- The Tenant
The Tenant 2015
Director, Writer

Beautiful 2015 2015
Director

Daddy's School 2014
as Mohsen Makhmalbaf

The President 2014
Director, Writer

Ongoing Smile 2013
Director

Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island 2013
as Himself

The Gardener 2012
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer

Encontros e Dissonâncias 2012
Actor
- The Man Who Came with the Snow
The Man Who Came with the Snow 2009
Director, Editor, Writer

Mother's Paradise 2009
Screenplay

Two-Legged Horse 2009
Screenplay, Editor

Scream of the Ants 2006
Director, Writer

Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution 2006
as Self

Sex & Philosophy 2005
Director, Producer, Editor, Screenplay

Poet of the Wastes 2005
Writer
- Cinema Iran
Cinema Iran 2005
as Self

Joy of Madness 2004
as Himself, Producer

Osama 2004
Executive Producer

At Five in the Afternoon 2003
Producer, Scenario Writer, Novel, Editor

September 11 2002
Editor
- Afghan Alphabet
Afghan Alphabet 2002
as Himself, Director, Writer, Editor

Secret Ballot 2001
Idea

Kandahar 2001
Producer, Director, Author

How Samira Made 'Blackboards' 2000
Actor

Blackboards 2000
Producer, Writer, Editor

The Day I Became a Woman 2000
Writer, Producer

Tales of an Island 2000
Actor, Director, Writer, Cinematography

Tales of Kish 1999
Director

The Silence 1998
Writer, Director, Editor, Set Designer
- The School That Was Blown Away
The School That Was Blown Away 1998
Director

The Apple 1998
Writer, Editor

The Day My Aunt Was ill 1997
Editor

A Moment of Innocence 1997
as The Director, Director, Editor, Writer

Cinema Cinema 1997
as Himself

Close-Up Long Shot 1996
as Self (archive footage)

Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait 1996
as Self

Gabbeh 1996
Director, Screenplay, Production Design, Editor

Opening Day of Close-Up 1996
as Himself (archive footage)

Salaam Cinema 1995
as Himself, Director, Writer, Editor

The Actor 1993
Director, Editor
- Stone and Glass
Stone and Glass 1993
Director
- Mard-e Na-Tamam
Mard-e Na-Tamam 1992
Writer

Once Upon a Time, Cinema 1992
Director, Editor, Writer

Images from the Ghajar Dynasty 1992
Director

Time of Love 1991
Screenplay, Editor, Director

Close-Up 1990
as Mohsen Makhmalbaf

The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood 1990
Director, Screenplay, Editor

The Scout 1990
Editor

The Cyclist 1989
Director, Writer, Production Design, Editor

Marriage of the Blessed 1989
Editor, Director, Writer

The Peddler 1987
Director, Editor, Screenplay

Boycott 1986
Director, Writer

Rings 1985
Writer

Two Blind Eyes 1984
Director, Writer

Fleeing from Evil to God 1984
Director, Screenplay, Editor

The Repentance of Nosuh 1983
Writer, Director
- Marge Digari
Marge Digari 1982
Writer

Justification 1981
Writer
Credits from TMDB.