Bahram Tavakkoli
Directing
Biography
Winning numerous awards, the director and writer Bahram Tavakkoli (بهرام توکلی) is a well-established filmmaker of the new generation of Iranian cinema. One of his most successful works is 'Here without Me' (2011), which explores the struggle to survive and the importance to dream for a dysfunctional family in contemporary Iran. It is a breathtaking adaptation of Tennessee Williams 'The Glass Menagerie' and was not only directed but also written by Bahram Tavakkoli. Bahram Tavakkoli is also known for Biganeh, The Shallow Yellow Sky (Asemane Zarde Kam Omgh), A Walk in the Fog (Parse Dar Meh), Barefoot in Paradise (Pa Berahne Dar Behesh t) and I am Diego Maradona (Man Diego Maradona Hastam).
Known For
Armin is a gifted and introspective student of network security that spends most of his time on his newly established book publishing site.
Blue Whale
A young translator discovers new paths in his work. Going through these winding paths makes him realize a family secret that casts a shadow on his life and his family's future. A shadow that can threaten the peace of a city.
The Translator
The resistance of Ammar battalion in Abughoraib strait at the last days of Iran-Iraq war.
The Lost Strait
The story of life of Gholam Reza Takhti from his childhood till adulthood, his matches and finally his death.
Gholamreza Takhti
The story is about the world of a small family with familiar dreams and not so remarkable problems. The mother is trying to lead everything to save her family, but small events disarrange all her plans.
Here Without Me
Ghazal suffers her parent's recent death. She was in the car when the accident happened. Now her fiance is the only one left for her, but he can't trust Ghazal's mental health.
Shallow Yellow Sky
Amin is in coma and has forgotten almost everything about the past, but he remembers some of his misty memories. He decides to make a new past for himself with recollection of these memories.
A Walk in the Fog
A family reunion after several years.
Closer
After a rock is thrown through a window, two families become intertwined in a dispute after an incident following an unsuccessful marriage. The couple in question try to hash out what actually went wrong, as the surrounding family members point fingers at one another. Tension builds as all of their other problems seem to bubble to the surface at the same time.
I am Diego Maradona
With entering a psycho sister of a young couple who are expecting a baby, their life faces to a crisis.
Stranger
Yahya a young religious man chose an AIDS hospice for his occupation. He is completely unlike his colleagues. He dressed like the ordinary people and he is not a talkative guy and his target is helping. In the other hand is a doctor who is the head of hospice and he enjoy of torturing his patients. He have made some where in his hospice for doing his research about HIV where named "Heaven" by hospitalized patients.
Barefoot in Paradise
A different story from a contemporary inflamed event