Farid Mostafavi (فرید مصطفوی) Bio & Filmography

Farid Mostafavi
فرید مصطفوی

Farid Mostafavi (فرید مصطفوی)

Writer

Farid Mostafavi ( فرید مصطفوی ) is a screenwriter born on the 27 October 1954 in Tehran, Iran. He studied Economics at Tehran University and joined the Institute of Cinema and Television in 1979. He has a long career in both TV and cinema and is known for 'Under the City's Skin' (2001), 'Birthplace' (2009) and 'Mainline' (Khoon bazi) (2006), which received Crystal Simorgh awards at the Fajr Film Festival. In television he has worked as writer, co-producer and assistant director. Farid Mostafavi has been a Writer in some movies:
Under the Skin of the City ...is about that 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 during the day, returning in the evening to face the trials and tribulations of her family: her pregnant daughter who frequently suffers at the hands of her abusive husband, a son embroiled in radical politics, and another son who hopes to escape to Japan. In their fight for self-determination and independence, Touba and her family come to represent the plight of the working class in modern day Tehran. In this film Farid Mostafavi collaborates with Baran Kosari, Golab Adineh, Mehraveh Sharifinia, Mohammad Reza Foroutan, Maryam Boubani, Mohsen Ghazi Moradi, Mahvash Vaghari, Homeira Riazi, Alireza Oosivand, Mehrdad Falahatgar, Nazanin Farahani, Rakhshan Banietemad, Jahangir Kosari, Ebrahim Sheibani, Hossein Jafarian, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Mostafa Kherghehpoosh, Mehri Shirazi, Asghar Shahverdi, Mitra Mahaseni, Omid Mohit
Women's Prison is about that Manijeh Hekmat's controversial film won awards at the Rotterdam and Fribourg film festivals. It tells the harrowing story of Mitra and Mrs Yousefi, two contrasting women on opposite sides of the prison system, during a two decade period starting in 1979. While prisoner Mitra and warden Mrs Yousefi start out feuding, the harsh conditions of the prison and the traumatic events which occur there eventually become larger than their rivalry, drawing them towards an unspoken friendship. A powerful drama with an extremely poignant ending. In this film Farid Mostafavi collaborates with Golab Adineh, Pegah Ahangarani, Roya Nonahali, Roya Teymourian, Maryam Boubani, Manijeh Hekmat, Ebrahim Sheibani, Sirus Taslimi, Dariush Ayari, Mostafa Kherghehpoosh, Mehri Shirazi, Mahmoud Samakbashi, Jamshid Ahangarani Farahani, Amir Abedi, Farkhondeh Farmanizadeh, Keyvan Jahanshahi
Poisonous Honey is about that A young couple, Sina and Sharareh, are going to the north of Iran for their honeymoon. Where they face unexpected events... In this film Farid Mostafavi collaborates with Farimah Farjami, Mahnaz Afshar, Mohammad Reza Golzar, Shahab Hosseini, Kazem Afrandnia, Manouchehr Zebardast, Ebrahim Sheibani, Mojtaba Rahimi, Mostafa Kherghehpoosh, Fariborz Lachini, Mehri Shirazi, Mahmood Moosavinejad, Dariush Babaeian, Sasan Bagherpour, Fariborz Ghorbanzadeh
Motherland is about that Professor Snider has presented a theory claiming that turtles will go back to their birthplace after 30 years and his theory is pursued by Amirali. Amirali meets Marleneh, the professor's grandchild, and gets some documents and evidence regarding the theory which were gathered 30 years ago on Qeshm island. He sends the documents to his mother, Mrs. Sharifi, and after ensuring the results of the previous experiment, Mrs.Sharifi decides to send another generation of turtles to the sea; so she goes to Qeshm. In this film Farid Mostafavi collaborates with Bahram Radan, Ezzatolah Entezami, Masoud Rayegan, Pegah Ahangarani, Roya Teymourian, Sedigheh Kianfar, Reza Radmanesh, Abolhassan Davoodi, Ahmad Kaveri, Hooshang Tavakoli, Mehdi Solooki, Abbas Rastegarpour, Bahram Dehghan, Faraj Heidari, Karen Homayounfar, Zhila Mehrjui, Reza Shirvani, Jalal Pishvaeeyan, Nezamoddin Kiaie, Ali Mardaneh, Ali Nikraftar, Reza Ahadi, Ataollah Moradi, Ulrike Kargus
Chocolate is about that Amin who is a famous actor, appears to be somehow far from his popularity, particularly because his emotional issues cause him to work less. But he tries hard to keep himself as a well-known actor. His old friend Jahan is looking after him. The last time Amin refers to Jahan is when he has an accident with a young cyclist. Amin takes him to a hospital as soon as possible but he can not afford the costs so he and Jahan decide to change the police report such that he has no fault in the accident. But events come up somehow differently and their friendship makes the situation in a way that affects their lives. In this film Farid Mostafavi collaborates with Amin Hayaei, Chakameh Chamanmah, Sirous Gorjestani, Afarin Obeisi, Kamran Ghadakchian, Saleh Mirza Aghaie, Shabnam Tolouei, Faraj Heidari, Fardin Khalatbari, Bahman Heidari, Rahim Noroozi, Majid Shahryari, Mohammad Hassan Najm, Mohammad Haghighi, Mohammad Karimi, Manouchehr Alipour, Ali Nikraftar, Mozhgan Rabbani, Afshin Sherkat, Ayda Tebyanian, Golshan Pir Khanghah, Abdollah Esfandiari, Soodabe Khosravi, Nastaran Divsalar
The Grand Day is about that The authorities of a small town on the edge of a desert are informed that one of the high officials would visit their city in the near future. Authorities use the city's facilities to host the ceremony and welcome the guests. In this film Farid Mostafavi collaborates with Ali Nasirian, Atefeh Razavi, Iraj Tahmasb, Hassan Rezaei, Gohar Kheirandish, Jamshid Hashempour, Alireza Khamse, Kianoush Ayari, Valiollah Khakdan, Shalizeh Arefpour, Dariush Ayari, Farhad Fakhreddini, Bahman Heidari, Masoud Behnam, Fatemeh Taheri, Saeed Amir Soleimani, Vali Shirandami, Mehri Mehrnia, Reza Rad, Mehdi Rahimiyan, Younes Sabahi, Reza Mohajer, Roohangiz Mohtadi, Azita Azima, Fojan Arefpour, Ahmad Alinejad, Kazem Vafadar Shoushtari, Mahmoud Ebrahimzadeh, Hossein Mohajer, Vajiheh Fariborzi, Shahrokh Ostad Hassan, Roohollah Mofidi, Akbar Rahimi, Mohsen Makari, Mostafa Karimi, Hossein Zafarmand, Mansoor Saee
Autumn is about that Masoud wants to leave his wife Parvaneh and their daughter and go to Europe. But before that they going on a trip to see some of their relatives. In the way a stranger who is injured rides with them and forces them with a gun to go to Payizan village. This and what happens next change Masoud's intention of going west. In this film Farid Mostafavi collaborates with Amin Tarokh, Jamileh Sheikhi, Katayoon Riahi, Dariush Arjmand, Jafar Vali, Masoud Kimiai, Rasoul Sadrameli, Fereydoun Jeyrani, Abolhassan Davoodi, Abbas Ganjavi, Abdollah Eskandari, Eshagh Khanzadi, Mehrdad Fakhimi, Fereydoon Shahbazian, Mahin Shahabi, Ali Abedini, Amir Esbati, Farideh Daryamaj, Roohollah Mofidi, Milad Araghi, Dariush Arya, Khosrow Dehghan
Other films are:
Omid, Mainline, Off Limits, Junction, Gilaneh, Tales, Foreign Currency, The Stuntman, Where Are My Shoes?, Friday Evening, A Dream of the Summer Midnight

Where Are My Shoes?

Tales

Motherland

Mainline

Junction

Friday Evening

Gilaneh

Poisonous Honey

Chocolate

Women's Prison

Under the Skin of the City

A Dream of the Summer Midnight

Omid

The Stuntman

The Grand Day

Foreign Currency

Autumn

Off Limits