Kiumars Pourahmad

Kiumars Pourahmad (Persian: کیومرث پوراحمد‎, born 16 December 1949 in Najaf Abad, Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, film editor and film producer.

Kiumars Pourahmad
Pourahmad at the 34th Fajr Film Festival
Born (1949-12-16) 16 December 1949
Najaf Abad, Isfahan Province, Iran
NationalityIranian
OccupationFilm director
Screenwriter
Years active1979–present
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Spouse(s)Effat Shamohammadi (1972–1989)
Mehraneh Rabi
Children3
RelativesKhodabakhsh Pourahmad (Father)
Parvin Dokht Yazdanian (Mother)

Career

Pourahmad started his career as a film critic and assistant director in a TV series in early 1970s. He made his directorial debut, Tatureh in 1983 after making some short films. Children and young adults with their problems are the central characters in most of his films. Recently, Pourahmad has shown a tendency toward mass audience and box office and his latest film, The Yalda Night, was a self-expression. Pourahmad recently published his autobiography, Unfinished Childhood.

Filmography

Cinema
  • Tatoureh, 1984
  • Bibi Chelchele, 1984
  • Goyar, 1987
  • The Harbour, 1988
  • Silent Hunt, 1989
  • The Shame 1992
  • The Morning After, 1992
  • Bread and Poem, 1993
  • For the Sake of Haniyeh 1994
  • Khaharan-e-gharib, 1995
  • Yalda Night, 2001
  • Gol-e Yakh, 2005
  • Noke Borj, 2005
  • The Night Bus, 2007
  • Where Are My Shoes?, 2016
  • Blade and Termeh 2019

TV
  • The Tales of Majid, 1990
  • Sarenakh, 1997
  • Parantez Baz, 2010
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