Farzad Motamen ( فرزاد مؤتمن ) is an Iranian director mostly known for the movie 'White Nights (Shabhaye Rooshan), and his 2015 feature film 'The Long Goodbye' (Khodahafezi Toolani) which garnered two Crystal Symorghs for Best Actor and Best Set and Costume Design, as well as the Diploma of Honor Prize for Best Screenplay at the 2015 Fajr Film Festival. Motamen also directed 'Seven Acts' (Haft Pardeh), 'Poopak Mash Mashallah', 'Sounds' (Sedaha) and the 2015 romantic drama film 'Twilight' (Sayeh
...Rooshan). More recently, Farzad Motamen released the 2016 movie 'When Was the Last Time You Saw Sahar?' (Akharin Bad Key Sahar Ra Didi?)Farzad Motamen has been a Director in some movies:
The Children Play in the Marsh 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. Filmed on and arround a single body of water, this documentary portrays a single community as they live off the land and river. Accompanied by an evocative musical score and narrated by children, it follows the enjoyments and habits of men, women and children as they go through their daily life. In this film Farzad Motamen collaborates with Mohammad Reza Sarhangi, Behrouz Shahamat, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Ali Chopan Kar, Homayoun Payvar, Javad Bozorgmehr, Nazanin Mofakham, Mostafa Rahmandoost.
Azaar is about that After the death of her husband, Azar is forced to try to make ends meet, providing for herself and her disabled child through any means she can. Despite multiple proposals from several different men, she has so far refused to marry on principle, even though it could spell the end of many of her troubles. Now however, all that has changed. Azar has met someone who fits the bill and decides it is about time she accepted his hand. The only problem is she now needs to secure the permission of her son, and that will be no easy feat. By turns a domestic drama and a traditional romance, 'Azar' delves beautifully into one woman's struggle to balance family life with work commitments and maintain her persistent hope for the future. In this film Farzad Motamen collaborates with Mahtab Keramati, Nayereh Farahani, Dariush Ayari, Gelareh Abbasi, Marjan Ashrafi Zadeh, Siamak Adib, Mohammad Mehdi Ahadi, Ali Asghari, Zahra Kamali, Amirali Vajedsamiei.
White Nights is about that A young university professor, who leads a quiet and reclusive life and fills his life with reading and teaching literature, meets a young girl who has altered the course of her life for the sake of a man she loves. She has promised to meet her beloved at a certain spot on four consecutive nights exactly one year after their last meeting. The young professor's encounter with the young and passionate girl over four nights brings about significant changes in both of their lives and beliefs. Now concepts like love, literature, and expectation have a new meaning for them. In this film Farzad Motamen collaborates with Hanieh Tavassoli, Mehdi Ahmadi, Peyman Mir Ali Akbari, Mohsen Shah Ebrahimi, Parviz Abnar, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Jamshid Alvandi, Hossein Zandbaf, Peyman Yazdanian, Hilda Hashempour, Hossein Fallah, Saeed Aghighi, Susan Rastkar, Majid Sabagh Behrouz, Mahmud Mahdavi, Masoomeh Eskandari.
Seven Acts is about that 'Seven Acts' gets its name from its somewhat episodic nature – the storyline is broken into segments, each representing a different emotion. The film focuses on four young men who face financial difficulties. When they feel they have no choice but to rob a grocery store to make ends meet, they must resign themselves to life on the run. The film’s fragmented approach forms a mosaic in which we come to learn more about each of the troubled thieves. In this film Farzad Motamen collaborates with Asal Badiee, Behzad Farahani, Golshifteh Farahani, Mahaya Petrossian, Shah Ali Sarkhani, Hooshang Ghovanloo, Mehdi Ahmadi, Fariborz Arabnia, Majid Moshiri, Mani Kasraian, Mehdi Karimi, Homayoun Payvar, Bahram Dehghan, Behrouz Moavenian, Saeed Aghighi, Amir Abedi, Mohsen Mossavi, Behnaz Nazi, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Hila Ekrani.
The Ransomer is about that When streetwise Essi enlists the help of the morally ambiguous Haj Tofigh to get out of a prison sentence for murder, he sets off in search of his fortune. Mechanic Ali wants Essi to assist him at his autoshop, but Essi is more interested in making a quick buck. When he loses all heart after trying to reconnect with his old love, Leila, Essi considers a shocking offer from Tofigh. With its contrasting use of light and darkness, there is no denying the noirish overtones in this gritty thriller. In this film Farzad Motamen collaborates with Niki Karimi, Mohammad Vali Ahmadloo, Mehdi Ahmadi, Fariborz Arabnia, Shahed Ahmadloo, Hasan Tavakol Nia, Iraj Nozari, Jahangir Mirshekari, Amin Mirshekari, Bahram Dehghan, Jamshid Alvandi, Karen Homayounfar, Iraj Afshar, Keyvan Moghaddam, Reza Sakhaei, Mohammad Foghani, Soodabe Khosravi.
When Did You Last See Sahar? is about that A mother rushes into a police station as she discovers her daughter didn't come back home the night before. In this film Farzad Motamen collaborates with Atila Pesyani, Mohammad Reza Ghaffari, Siamak Safari, Fariborz Arabnia, Jaleh Sameti, Jila Ipakchi, Amir Arabi, Ammar Tafti, Shabnam Farshadjoo, Babak Mirzakhani, Bahram Badakhshani, Roshanak Gerami, Baharan Bani Ahmadi, Rashid Daneshmand, Misha Jodat, Saeed Esmati, Anahita Dargahi, Mojtaba Salmani, Shiva Karimi, Alireza Sanifar, Amir Hossein Fathi, Jahangir Mirzajani.
Twilight is about that A man awakes to find substantial gaps in his long and short term memory, leaving him unsure of his identity and past. A therapist arrives to help him recollect his lost memories. As she aids him in bringing certain mysteries to light, it becomes evident that aspects of the memories lack cohesion and are rife with confusion. Ultimately providing more questions than answers, the memories start to reveal darker insights into his past. Maybe some things are better left forgotten. In this film Farzad Motamen collaborates with Mohammad Reza Foroutan, Shaghayegh Farahani, Jamal Sadatian, Jila Ipakchi, Iraj Shahzadi, Amir Afshar, Reza Tehrani, Iman Omidvari, Sonia Espahrom, Rana Amini, Afsaneh Sarfejoo, Mohammad Alizadeh, Peyman Shadmanfar, Elaheh Estiri, Rasool Poursangari.
Other films are:
Awakening, The Long Farewell, Poopak and Mash Mashallah, Music Box, Voices, All Through the Night, Unsophisticated, The Afflicted, Nightcrawler, Ropewalker Memories, Steak, Coffee Horoscope, The Nose
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