Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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The Gardener
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The Gardener

Oct. 04, 2012

The Gardener

An Iranian filmmaker and his son travel to Haifa, Israel to investigate a religion that originated a hundred and seventy years ago. Youth from all ...
Tales of an Island
5.6

Tales of an Island

Jan. 01, 2000

Tales of an Island

An anthology directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Testing Democracy) and Dariush Mehrjui (Dear Cousin is Lost)
A Moment of Innocence
7.8

A Moment of Innocence

Aug. 13, 1996

A Moment of Innocence

A semi-autobiographical account of Makhmalbaf’s experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. ...
Salaam Cinema
7.7

Salaam Cinema

Jan. 01, 1995

Salaam Cinema

Makhmalbaf puts an advertisement in the papers calling for an open casting for his next movie. However when hundreds of people show up, he ...
Close-Up
8.2

Close-Up

May. 09, 1990

Close-Up

This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the ...