Masoud Kimiai is an Iran

Iran

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ian director

Film director

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, screenwriter

Screenwriter

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 and producer

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. He was born in 1941 in Tehran

Tehran

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, Iran

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Biography

Kimiai started his career as an assistant director and made his debut, Come Stranger, in 1968. With his second film, Kaiser

Qeysar

Qeysar may refer to:*Qeysar , an Iranian film*Qeysar, Farah, Afghanistan*Qeysar, Faryab, Afghanistan...

(1969), he and Dariush Mehrjui with The film Cow, caused a historical change in Iranian film industry. The film became a great success at the box office and opened the way for many young, talented filmmakers who never had a chance in the industry before. He also received many good reviews by manipulating the film critics. His films deal with people in the margin of the society with his anti-hero characters that die at the end. Many directors of commercial films imitated his Kaiser/ Qeysar for about 6 years, but in the last decade he focuses on young antagonists. He usually writes his screenplays, using slang dialogs based on ordinary traditional people’s dialect. In 1991 he was awarded a prize in 41st Berlin International Film Festival

41st Berlin International Film Festival

The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 15 to 26, 1991.-Jury:* Volker Schlöndorff * Chantal Akerman* Laurie Anderson* José Luis Borau* Judith Godrèche* Yuri Klepikov* Renate Krößner* Gillo Pontecorvo...

 for his Snake Fang

Snake Fang

Snake Fang is a 1990 Iranian war film directed by Masoud Kimiai. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Faramarz Sadighi as Reza* Golchehre Sajadieh as Siwar* Ahmad Najafi as Ahmad...

(Dandan-e-mar). This was his sole international prize, but he has received many prizes in domestic festivals.

He has been married 3 times. He was married to the late Iranian pop singer Giti Pashaei

Giti Pashaei

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, and also was married to the Iranian pop singer Googoosh

Googoosh

Faegheh Atashin also known by her stage name Googoosh is an Iranian singer and actress. She is known for her contributions to Iranian pop music, but also starred in a variety of movies from the 1950s to the 1970s. She achieved the pinnacle of her fame and success towards the end of the 1970s...

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Filmography

• Come Stranger, 1968
• Kaiser
  Qeysar (film)
  Qeysar ,also written as Gheisar, Kaiser and Gheysar, is a 1969 film by acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Masoud Kimiai. The film was considered a turning point in Iranian cinema and brought out a new trend...
  
  , 1969
• Reza, the Motorcyclist, 1970
• Dash Akol, 1971
• Baluch, 1972
• Soil, 1973
• Gavaznha
  Gavaznha
  Gavaznha is a 1974 Iranian film directed by Masoud Kimiai.Dilip Hiro, author of Iran Under the Ayatollahs, said that the film, "passed the censors with considerable difficulty." The film was shown at the Cinema Rex; during one showing the cinema caught fire....
  
  , 1974
• The Horse (short film)
• The Oriental Boy (short film), 1974
• Ghazal, 1976
• The Journey of the Stone, 1978
• The Red Line, 1982
• Blade and Silk, 1986
• The Lead, 1988
• The Sergeant, 1990
• Snake Fang
  Snake Fang
  Snake Fang is a 1990 Iranian war film directed by Masoud Kimiai. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Faramarz Sadighi as Reza* Golchehre Sajadieh as Siwar* Ahmad Najafi as Ahmad...
  
  , 1990
• The Wolf's Trail, 1992
• Trade, 1993
• The Feast, 1995
• Sultan, 1996
• Mercedes, 1997
• Cry, 1998
• Protest, 1999
• Holiday Conscripts, 2001
• Friday soldiers, 2002
• Verdict, 2004
• The Boss, 2006
• Mohakeme dar khiaban, 2009
• Jorm , 2011
• Gheysar 40 saal baad(Documentary), 2011

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