About
A leader in the New Wave of Iranian cinema and winner of more than 50 awards for films such as Kandahar and Gabbeh.
Before Fame
He first worked as a screenwriter for the film Towjeeh.
Trivia
His film Kandahar was selected as one of Time Magazine's top 100 films of all time.
Family Life
He married and had children with Marzieh Makhmalbaf.
Associated With
He acted alongside fellow director Abbas Kiarostami in the 1990 film Close-Up.
