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Farhad Safinia is a Director, Writer and Co-Producer Iranien born on 3 may 1975 at Tehran (Iran)

Farhad Safinia

Farhad Safinia
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Nationality Iran
Birth 3 may 1975 (48 years) at Tehran (Iran)

Farhad Safinia (Persian: فرهاد صفی‌نیا‎ Farhād Safīnīyā; born 1975) is an Iranian-American screenwriter and film/TV producer, best known for Apocalypto and Boss.

Biography

Né en 1975 à Téhéran, Farhad Safinia quitte son pays à l'âge de 4 ans pour rejoindre Paris. Il s'installe ensuite à Londres où il étudie à la Charterhouse School puis l'économie au King's College de Cambridge.

Il est l'époux de l'actrice canadienne Laura Regan.

Best films

Apocalypto (2006)
(Writer)

Usually with

Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
(2 films)
Ned Dowd
Ned Dowd
(1 films)
Bruce Davey
Bruce Davey
(2 films)
Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Farhad Safinia (2 films)

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Director

The Professor and the Madman
Directed by Farhad Safinia
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Ioan Gruffudd, Jeremy Irvine, Steve Coogan
Rating71% 3.5997853.5997853.5997853.5997853.599785
Chester Minor, médecin militaire américain, souffre d'une schizophrénie post-traumatique après les horreurs vécues pendant la guerre de Sécession. Il est interné dans un hôpital psychiatrique britannique suite à un meurtre commis lors d'un séjour à Londres. Il va alors correspondre avec James Murray, le lexicographe et philologue écossais. Depuis 1878, ce dernier est embauché pour rédiger l'OED (Oxford English Dictionary). Chester Minor va également y participer fortement en remplissant des milliers de fiches d'une remarquable qualité qu'il envoie très régulièrement.

Scriptwriter

The Professor and the Madman
Directed by Farhad Safinia
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Ioan Gruffudd, Jeremy Irvine, Steve Coogan
Roles Writer
Rating71% 3.5997853.5997853.5997853.5997853.599785
Chester Minor, médecin militaire américain, souffre d'une schizophrénie post-traumatique après les horreurs vécues pendant la guerre de Sécession. Il est interné dans un hôpital psychiatrique britannique suite à un meurtre commis lors d'un séjour à Londres. Il va alors correspondre avec James Murray, le lexicographe et philologue écossais. Depuis 1878, ce dernier est embauché pour rédiger l'OED (Oxford English Dictionary). Chester Minor va également y participer fortement en remplissant des milliers de fiches d'une remarquable qualité qu'il envoie très régulièrement.
Apocalypto
Apocalypto (2006)
, 2h18
Directed by Mel Gibson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Rudy Youngblood, Mayra Sérbulo, Gerardo Taracena, María Isabel Díaz
Roles Writer
Rating77% 3.8981553.8981553.8981553.8981553.898155
While hunting in the Mesoamerican rainforest, Jaguar Paw/Paksiw (Rudy Youngblood), his father Flint Sky (Morris Birdyellowhead), and their fellow tribesmen encounter a procession of refugees fleeing warfare. The group's leader explains that their lands were ravaged and they seek a new beginning. He asks for permission to pass through the jungle. Flint Sky comments to his son that the visitors were sick with fear, and urges him to never allow fear to infect him.

Producer

Apocalypto
Apocalypto (2006)
, 2h18
Directed by Mel Gibson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Rudy Youngblood, Mayra Sérbulo, Gerardo Taracena, María Isabel Díaz
Roles Co-Producer
Rating77% 3.8981553.8981553.8981553.8981553.898155
While hunting in the Mesoamerican rainforest, Jaguar Paw/Paksiw (Rudy Youngblood), his father Flint Sky (Morris Birdyellowhead), and their fellow tribesmen encounter a procession of refugees fleeing warfare. The group's leader explains that their lands were ravaged and they seek a new beginning. He asks for permission to pass through the jungle. Flint Sky comments to his son that the visitors were sick with fear, and urges him to never allow fear to infect him.