Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee (فرشته صدرعرفایی) born in 1962, is an Iranian actress and assistant director. Her best-known work outside of Iran is probably Jafar Panahi's drama film The Circle (2000) which has won several awards including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2000. She received 2 awards for the Best Actress at the 2000 Venice Film Festival for her role in The Circle and then at the 2005 Fajr Film Festival for her performance in CafFereshteh Sadre Orafaee has been a Actor in s
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Under the Moonlight is about that Seyyed Hassan, a young seminary student, is preparing to don the clerical attire. But while his fellow students excitedly prepare for graduation, Seyyed finds his doubts and uncertainties start to bubble to the surface. When his formal clothes are stolen by a small boy before the ceremony, Seyyed heads out into town to find the culprit and reclaim his property. As he learns about the people in his community, their plights, and their poverties, he inadvertently starts down the path he was always meant for - becoming the missionary who will help deliver these people from their everyday struggles and grant them the hope and salvation needed to reform their lives. In this film Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee collaborates with Mehran Rajabi, Shaghayegh Dehghan, Hamed Rajabali, Ashar Heidari, Reza Mirkarimi, Mehrshad Karkhani, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Nazanin Mofakham, Saeed Malekan, Mohammad Mokhtari, Hamid Khozooei Abyaneh, Masoud Behnam, Mahmood Rasekhfar, Mahmood Moosavinejad, Naser Jonani, Mahmood Nazaralian, Mohammad Hossein Panahi, Reza Torabi, Ali Bokanian, Bahram Shakeri, Farhad Noroozi, Hosseyn Parastar.
Twenty is about that Soleymani is the strict and steady manager of a reception hall in the southern district of the city. His psychiatrist believes that the reason Soleymani behaves in such manner is because of his depression caused by all the funerals held in his hall. Later on, Soleymani decides to close down the hall in twenty days’ time. This news shocks all the employees and the cook who was so used to his job , gets really upset. Suddenly, a guy walks in and claims to be Soleymani’s son. Soleymani’s behavior changes drastically after that and he is no longer the bad tempered boss that he used to be and he treats everybody with kindness, and finally the first wedding ceremony is held in the hall. But Soleymani passes away before finding out the truth about his son. In this film Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee collaborates with Mahtab Keramati, Parviz Parastui, Habib Rezaei, Mehran Ahmadi, Pouran Derakhshandeh, Alireza Khamse, Abdolreza Kahani, Abbas Rastegarpour, Masoud Salami, Hossein Mahkam, Shima Monfared, Alireza Hosseinizadeh, Javad Jalali, Amirali Vajedsamiei.
The Painting Pool is about that Maryam and Reza are a married couple with severe learning disabilities. When their son's school work starts to surpass their own abilities, he grows frustrated with them, and after a heated argument, runs away from home. Maryam and Reza are left to struggle with work, money and heartbreak in this affecting exploration of love and family that balances its more tragic moments with warmth and humour. Charming, devastating and unique, 'The Painting Pool' manages to treat a subject often neglected by mainstream cinema with honesty and compassion, and won multiple awards at the Fajr Film Festival. In this film Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee collaborates with Negar Javaherian, Shahab Hosseini, Maziar Miri, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Saeed Ansari, Mohammad Aladpoush, Hamed Mohammadi, Mehrdad Mirkiani, Atoosa Ghalamfarsaei, Elham Korda, Sasan Nakhaei, Mohammadreza Mouyini, Siamak Ehsaei, Ali Nikraftar, Sepehrad Farzami.
The Coming Twilight is about that In this compelling drama, Fatemeh lives under the same roof as her daughter and mother. Fatemeh hopes to find her daughter a suitor soon, while also considering her own views on marriage. As Fatemeh struggles to keep her car business afloat while caring for her ailing elderly mother, she learns that the three must work together to face obstacles. In this film Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee collaborates with Ali Sedaghat Karimi, Vahid Beyute, Hamid Najafirad.
Border Cafe is about that In the wake of her husband's death, headstrong widow Reyhan (Fereshtei Sadre Orafaei) longs to re-open his successful border cafe, despite rigid social standards that explicitly discourage her from doing so. Isolated from her friends and neighbours for her fervent efforts to resurrect the business, Reyhan also faces pressure from her conservative brother-in-law Nasser (Parviz Parastoei) who longs to take Reyhan as his second wife. Despite Nasser's vengeful efforts to break Reyhan’s spirits and put her out of business, Reyhan’s culinary skills soon begin drawing in a healthy clientele that includes kindly Greek trucker Zakariyo (Nikolas Padapopoulis), whose relationship with the determined restauranteur may provide an exit from her current crisis... In this film Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee collaborates with Parviz Parastui, Jafar Panahi, Kambozia Partovi, Behrooz Hashemian, Parviz Abnar, Mohammad Mokhtari, Mohammad Reza Sokoot, Peyman Yazdanian, Nikos Papadopoulos, Svieta Mikalishina, Vantzos Konstantinos, Esmail Soltanian, Jafar Vahabpour, Rana Karmanshahi, Zahra Jalilzadeh, Mehtab Talebi, Teli Ghanimati, Telebe Kazem Shayani, Serie Aghdami, Roya Zare, Hosseyn Mahmoodzadeh, Jodat Karhan, Baghnuleh Rahimof, Fatim Rajaby, Sekredy Mahmodtay, Nazar Hadja Hamedof, Mami Shavich, Cholokhadzeh, Ali Shir Nazarof, Ahledin Nabiof, Mersad Elderzovich, Kostas Vantzos, Hassan Ghafari.
The White Balloon is about that A little girl is given money on New Year’s to buy a goldfish. She has an hour and a half to buy one but her money gets trapped underneath an iron grate. A number of strangers try to help her and try to hustle the girl for her money. The innocent little girl learns how important negotiation is in her small town. In this film Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee collaborates with Jafar Panahi, Abbas Kiarostami, Saeed Ahmadi, Mojtaba Mortazavi, Anna Borkowska, Aida Mohammad-Khani, Farzad Jodat, Kurosh Mazkouri, Mohsen Kafili, Mohammad Shahani, Mohammad Bakhtiar, Aliasghar Smadi, Hamidreza Tahery, Asghar Barzegar, Hasan Neamatolahi, Mehdi Dejbodi, Foad Nour, Hamidreza Ashtianipour.
Binam Alley is about that Two families live in the same impoverished neighbourhood but their differing outlooks on life brings them many difficulties. Mehdi lives with his devoutly religious wife and three daughters. In the same building, lives Farzaneh who has lost her husband. She lives with her son and a baby girl. The narrative unpacks the lives of these two families, highlighting the generation gap in Iran and the struggle between tradition and modernity. In this film Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee collaborates with Baran Kosari, Farhad Aslani, Pantea Bahram, Mohammad Reza Ghaffari, Mahmoud Kalari, Amir Aghaei, Amir Adibparvar, Afshin Azizi, Mahmoud Khorsand, Hatef Alimardani, Mahmood Moosavinejad, Iman Omidvari, Asghar Nejad-Imani, Setareh Pesiani, Alireza Ostadi, Mansour Lashgari Ghouchani, Melisa Zakeri, Farkhondeh Farmanizadeh, Parvin Maleki, Hesam Rahimi manesh, Ramin Ghafoori, Mohammad Badrloo, Hamidreza Mohamadi.
Other films are:
The Circle, 7 Months Pregnant, Word Silent Word, Human, Rise, Endless Dreams, Days of Waiting, A Heart for an Eye, Yalda, a Night for Forgivness, Night of the Full Moon, Lady of the City, A Hero, Goodbye, Golnar
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