Jafar Panahi (جعفر پناهی) born in 1960, is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and film editor. Panahi achieved international recognition with his feature film debut, "The White Balloon" (1995). The film won the Camera d'Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Jafar Panahi is also famous for his movies The Mirror, The Circle, Crimson Gold and Offside.
Jafar Panahi (جعفر پناهی) has been a Actor in some movies:
Where to Yousef? is about that A series of 49 documentary films by 31 filmmakers, Children of the Land of Iran provides a window into the traditions, rituals and people within the rich and diverse culture of Iran.
It is clear from the opening scene that travel is the main theme of this film, as indicated by its opening scene; train slowly rolling its way into a railway station. What ensues is an anthropological exploration of rural life in Iran. As the film progresses, we the audience are allowed a given a glimpse into the family lives of Iranians who live untouched by the tremors of modern urbanization. A fascinating view into a relatively unexplored terrain. In this film Jafar Panahi (جعفر پناهی) collaborates with Kambozia Partovi (کامبوزیا پرتوی), Morteza Poursamadi (مرتضی پورصمدی), Mohammad Reza Sarhangi (محمدرضا سرهنگی), Asghar Abgoon (اصغر آبگون), Alireza Amir Mohammadi (علیرضا امیرمحمدی), Khosro Keyvanmehr (خسرو کیوان مهر)
