Born: 1972
Birthplace: Khomein Shahr, Isfahan, Iran

Gender: Male
Religion: Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director, Screenwriter

Nationality: Iran
Executive summary: A Separation

Nominated for Best Original Screenplay Oscar, for A Separation (2011). The film, with dialogue in Farsi, won both the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012.

Wife: Parisa Bakhtavar (one son, one daughter)
Son: Saaghar
Daughter: Sarina

    University: BA Theater, University of Tehran (1998)
    University: MA Stage Direction, Tarbiat Modarres University

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    Everybody Knows (8-May-2018)
    The Salesman (21-May-2016)
    The Past (17-May-2013)
    A Separation (15-Feb-2011)
    About Elly (7-Feb-2009)
    The Beautiful City (13-May-2004)

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