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Samira Makhmalbaf is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Assistant Director and Cinematography Iranienne born on 15 february 1980 at Tehran (Iran)

Samira Makhmalbaf

Samira Makhmalbaf
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Birth name سمیرا مخملباف
Nationality Iran
Birth 15 february 1980 (44 years) at Tehran (Iran)

Samira Makhmalbaf (Persian: سمیرا مخملباف‎, Samiraa Makhmalbaaf) (born February 15, 1980, Tehran) is an internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and script writer. She is the daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the film director and writer. Samira Makhmalbaf is considered to be one of the most influential directors as part of the Iranian New Wave.

At the age of 20, Samira studied Psychology and Law at Roehampton University in London.
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Filmography of Samira Makhmalbaf (10 films)

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Actress

The Story of Film: An Odyssey, 15h15
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Alexandre Sokourov, Norman Lloyd, Lars von Trier, Paul Schrader, Kyōko Kagawa, Haskell Wexler
Roles Self
Rating83% 4.1946254.1946254.1946254.1946254.194625
L'histoire du cinéma international racontée à travers l'histoire de l'innovation cinématographique. Couvrant six continents et douze décennies, il montre comment les cinéastes sont influencés par les événements historiques de leur époque et par les autres cinéastes.
The Actor
The Actor (1993)
, 1h26
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Akbar Abdi, Fatemah Motamed-Aria, Mahaya Petrosian, Hamideh kheirabadi, Hossein Panahi, Parvin Soleimani
Rating66% 3.339633.339633.339633.339633.33963
An Iranian actor named Akbar is trying to become a serious actor instead of the clown everyone considers him to be. However financial problems force him to abandon his dream of being an artistic actor. He also has to deal with his family problems and his wife's inability to become pregnant.
The Cyclist, 1h22
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Cycling films
Actors Mahshid Afsharzadeh, Samira Makhmalbaf
Rating71% 3.593363.593363.593363.593363.59336
Nasim, a poor Afghan refugee in Iran, gives a demonstration in his town's square where he rides his bicycle without stopping for seven days and seven nights, with the aim of raising money for life-saving surgery for his dying wife. In the end, even after seven days, he continues to pedal endlessly, too fatigued to hear his son's and the crowd's pleas to get off his bicycle. One scholar analyses the film as an allegory which parallels the exploitation that Afghan refugees suffer from in Iran and from which they are unable to escape.

Director

Two-Legged Horse, 1h41
Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Rating69% 3.483223.483223.483223.483223.48322
Un petit garçon d'une famille riche est handicapé moteur et a besoin d'aide pour se déplacer dans un village d'Afghanistan où le fauteuil roulant n'a pas fait son apparition. Cet enfant embauche un jeune garçon valide physiquement, mais simple d'esprit, pour la belle somme d'un dollar par jour. Le jeune simplet va connaître fatigue et humiliation sous la direction de son méchant maître sans scrupule. Mais bien vite, ils vont se rendre compte que leur tandem est désormais indispensable dans leur vie respective.
At Five in the Afternoon, 1h45
Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Actors Razi Mohebi
Rating68% 3.444153.444153.444153.444153.44415
À cinq heures de l'après-midi, après la chute du régime taliban en Afghanistan, une jeune fille tente de profiter de cette nouvelle liberté pour s'épanouir socialement et devenir présidente de la République.
11'09''01 September 11, 2h15
Directed by Sean Penn, Claude Lelouch, Amos Gitaï, Youssef Chahine, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Danis Tanović, Ken Loach, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Shōhei Imamura, Mira Nair, Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Medical-themed films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about disabilities, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Sign-language films, French Sign Language films, Films about language and translation, Films about hijackings
Actors Ernest Borgnine, Emmanuelle Laborit, Akira Emoto, Mitsuko Baishō, Ken Ogata, Keren Mor
Rating68% 3.4455353.4455353.4455353.4455353.445535
Dans un village au Moyen-Orient, la population se prépare à des représailles américaines en préparant des abris de terre cuite. Personne n'appréhende vraiment ce qui s'est passé à New York, mais ils savent que, même s'ils n'ont rien à voir avec cela, ils vont en subir les conséquences. Le film dénonce la manière dont des villages innocents dont la réalité n'a rien à voir avec les attentats du 11 septembre subissent finalement le même sort que les tours, sans vraiment comprendre.
Blackboards, 1h25
Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Action, Horror, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about education
Actors Bahman Ghobadi, Behnaz Jafari
Rating67% 3.39733.39733.39733.39733.3973
À la suite d'un bombardement au Kurdistan iranien, des instituteurs errent de village en village à la recherche d'élèves.
The Apple
The Apple (1998)
, 1h25
Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Mise en scène d'une plante
Rating71% 3.590223.590223.590223.590223.59022
Two daughters are locked up by their parents; an unemployed man and his blind wife, for eleven years. Their neighbours call social workers to investigate the situation and the results lead the girls on a bittersweet path to the rest of the world.

Scriptwriter

At Five in the Afternoon, 1h45
Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Actors Razi Mohebi
Roles Ecrivain du scénario
Rating68% 3.444153.444153.444153.444153.44415
À cinq heures de l'après-midi, après la chute du régime taliban en Afghanistan, une jeune fille tente de profiter de cette nouvelle liberté pour s'épanouir socialement et devenir présidente de la République.
11'09''01 September 11, 2h15
Directed by Sean Penn, Claude Lelouch, Amos Gitaï, Youssef Chahine, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Danis Tanović, Ken Loach, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Shōhei Imamura, Mira Nair, Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Medical-themed films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about disabilities, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Sign-language films, French Sign Language films, Films about language and translation, Films about hijackings
Actors Ernest Borgnine, Emmanuelle Laborit, Akira Emoto, Mitsuko Baishō, Ken Ogata, Keren Mor
Roles Writer
Rating68% 3.4455353.4455353.4455353.4455353.445535
Dans un village au Moyen-Orient, la population se prépare à des représailles américaines en préparant des abris de terre cuite. Personne n'appréhende vraiment ce qui s'est passé à New York, mais ils savent que, même s'ils n'ont rien à voir avec cela, ils vont en subir les conséquences. Le film dénonce la manière dont des villages innocents dont la réalité n'a rien à voir avec les attentats du 11 septembre subissent finalement le même sort que les tours, sans vraiment comprendre.
Blackboards, 1h25
Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Action, Horror, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about education
Actors Bahman Ghobadi, Behnaz Jafari
Roles Writer
Rating67% 3.39733.39733.39733.39733.3973
À la suite d'un bombardement au Kurdistan iranien, des instituteurs errent de village en village à la recherche d'élèves.
The Apple
The Apple (1998)
, 1h25
Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Mise en scène d'une plante
Roles Writer
Rating71% 3.590223.590223.590223.590223.59022
Two daughters are locked up by their parents; an unemployed man and his blind wife, for eleven years. Their neighbours call social workers to investigate the situation and the results lead the girls on a bittersweet path to the rest of the world.

Production

Two-Legged Horse, 1h41
Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Roles Producer
Rating69% 3.483223.483223.483223.483223.48322
Un petit garçon d'une famille riche est handicapé moteur et a besoin d'aide pour se déplacer dans un village d'Afghanistan où le fauteuil roulant n'a pas fait son apparition. Cet enfant embauche un jeune garçon valide physiquement, mais simple d'esprit, pour la belle somme d'un dollar par jour. Le jeune simplet va connaître fatigue et humiliation sous la direction de son méchant maître sans scrupule. Mais bien vite, ils vont se rendre compte que leur tandem est désormais indispensable dans leur vie respective.

Direction

Afghan Alphabet
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Documentary
Actors Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Roles Assistant Director
Rating69% 3.4680253.4680253.4680253.4680253.468025
The Silence, 1h14
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musiques du monde, Musical films
Roles Assistant Director
Rating68% 3.4428653.4428653.4428653.4428653.442865
Khorshid lives with his mom in a house near a river somewhere in Tajikistan. The landlord comes around every morning to ask for the rent. Khorshid has to provide the money or else they'll have to leave. His blindness has given him an amazing skill in tuning musical instruments which gets him a job at an instrument making workshop. But the problem is That Khorshid is mesmerized by sonorous music all the time; whenever he hears a great musician play, he loses track of time and place. For this, he always gets lost and gets to work late. How is he going to make a balance between his love of music and his task as a breadwinner.