Abbas Kiarostami
An image from Like Someone in Love, one of the productions that also features Abbas Kiarostami.
Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami

June 22, 1940 — Tehran, Iran

Abbas Kiarostami was a director and scriptwriter who was born in 1940 in Tehran, Iran. He was a famous director and scriptwriter in Iran and across the world. His first movies were “The Bread and Alley”, “Breaktime” and “The Traveler”. He was also interested in photography, music, and painting. He has won a lot of awards such as Golden Palm for “Taste of Cherry” from Cannes Film Festival, the Crystal Simorgh of Jury for “Close-Up”. His other notable work include his ‘Koker trilogy’, and the films “Like Someone in Love” and “Certified Copy.”

Taste of Cherry

Taste of Cherry

1997

Close-Up

Close-Up

1990

Certified Copy

Certified Copy

2010

Where Is The Friend's House?

Where Is The Friend's House?

1987

Like Someone in Love

Like Someone in Love

2012

Through the Olive Trees

Through the Olive Trees

1994

The Wind Will Carry Us

The Wind Will Carry Us

1999

Life, and Nothing More…

Life, and Nothing More…

1992