About

Known credits:
53
Birthday:
1969-02-01
Place of birth:
Baneh, Kurdistan, Iran
Website:
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Bahman Ghobadi

Overview

Bahman Ghobadi was born in 1969 in Baneh, in the province of Iranian Kurdistan, near the Iran-Iraq border. Shortly after graduating from the National Audiovisual School, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even considered as the most famous short ever made in Iran. This success allowed Bahman Ghobadi to make several feature films, the best known being his first, "A Time for Drunken Horses" (2000), the first Kurd film in the history of Iran. This film and all the the others made by Ghobadi were hits in the festival circuit, garnered dozens of awards but were little seen or not seen at all in his native country. His last movie to date, filmed without official permit, rapidly and feverishly, "No One Knows About Persian Cats" (2009) is a remarkable semi-documentary about underground indie music in Tehran.

Known for

Acting
2009 No One Knows About Persian Cats Actor Bahman 60
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2006 Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution Actor Himself 59
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2000 Blackboards Actor Rebwar 59
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1999 The Wind Will Carry Us Actor 61
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Directing
2021 The Four Walls Directing Director N/A
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2015 A Flag Without a Country Directing Director 58
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2014 Words with Gods Directing Director 59
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2012 Rhino Season Directing Director 58
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2009 No One Knows About Persian Cats Directing Director 60
Fair
2006 Half Moon Directing Director 59
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2005 Turtles Can Fly Directing Director 64
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2003 Daf Directing Director 59
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2003 Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital Project Directing Director N/A
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2002 Marooned in Iraq Directing Director 59
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2000 A Time for Drunken Horses Directing Director 62
Fair
1999 The Wind Will Carry Us Directing Assistant Director 61
Fair
1999 Life in Fog Directing Director 58
Average
The Four Walls Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2021 The Four Walls Writing Writer N/A
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2015 A Flag Without a Country Writing Screenplay 58
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2014 Words with Gods Writing Screenplay 59
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2012 Rhino Season Writing Screenplay 58
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2012 Rhino Season Writing Writer 58
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2009 No One Knows About Persian Cats Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2006 Half Moon Writing Screenplay 59
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2005 Turtles Can Fly Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
2003 Daf Writing Screenplay 59
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2002 Marooned in Iraq Writing Screenplay 59
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2000 A Time for Drunken Horses Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1999 Life in Fog Writing Writer 58
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The Four Walls Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2021 The Four Walls Production Producer N/A
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2015 A Flag Without a Country Production Producer 58
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2015 Life on the Border Production Producer 59
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2014 Mardan Production Producer 58
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2012 Rhino Season Production Producer 58
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2012 About 111 Girls Production Producer 59
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2009 No One Knows About Persian Cats Production Producer 60
Fair
2009 All My Mothers Production Consulting Producer 58
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2006 Half Moon Production Producer 59
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2005 Turtles Can Fly Production Producer 64
Fair
2002 Marooned in Iraq Production Producer 59
Average
2000 A Time for Drunken Horses Production Producer 62
Fair

Sound
2021 The Four Walls Sound Music N/A
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2015 A Flag Without a Country Sound Music 58
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The Four Walls Sound Sound N/A
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Art
2012 Rhino Season Art Production Design 58
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2009 No One Knows About Persian Cats Art Production Design 60
Fair
2006 Half Moon Art Art Direction 59
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2005 Turtles Can Fly Art Production Design 64
Fair
2000 A Time for Drunken Horses Art Art Direction 62
Fair

Editing
2015 A Flag Without a Country Editing Editor 58
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2012 About 111 Girls Editing Editor 59
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