Rakhshan Banietemad
April 4, 1954 · 72 years old
Rakhshan Banietemad is a director who was born in 1954 in Tehran, Iran. She started her career in cinema and starred as a director in “Kharej az Mahdoodeh” in 1987. She has won a lot of awards such as the Crystal Simorgh of Best Director for “Narges”, Best Script Award and Best Second Role Actress f…
Known For
3 titles
Under the Skin of the City
A valuable visual commentary on modern society, 'Under The Skin Of The City' follows one Iranian family in their eternal struggle to stay afloat financially and emotionally. Touba works hard at a textile factory to make ends meet ...
Tales
A series of seven vignettes about different people dealing with their every day problems in modern day Iran, that are loosely related to each other.
The May Lady
Forough Kia is a film-maker who got divorced from her husband many years ago and now is living with her son Maani. She decides to make a documentary about perfect mothers. In order to do so she meets many mothers to chose the perf...