Masoud Kimiai

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Masoud Kimiai (Persian: مسعود کیمیایی‎ ) is a well known and award-wining Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in 1941 in Tehran, Iran.

[edit] Biography

Kimiai started his career as assistant director and made his debut, Come Stranger, in 1968. He is the most popular director of the history of Iranian cinema among public audience. With his second film, Kaiser(Qaysar) (1969), he caused a historical change in Iranian film industry. The film became a great success in box office and opened the way for many young, talented filmmakers who never had a chance in the industry before. His films deal with the people in the margin of the society and his anti-hero characters die at the end. Many directors of commercial films imitated his Qaysar during about 6 years, but in the last decade he focuses on young antagonists. He usually writes his screenplays, uses slang dialogs based on ordinary traditional people’s dialect. Awarded a prize in Berlin festival for his 'Snake Fang' as his sole international prize, but received many prizes in domestic festivals.

[edit] Filmography

• Kaiser, 1969
• Reza, the Motorcyclist, 1970
• Dash Akol, 1971
• Baluch, 1972
• Soil, 1973
• The Deer, 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
• The Wolf’s Trail, 1992
• Trade, 1993
• The Feast, 1995
• The Snake Fang, 1989
• Sultan, 1996
• Mercedes, 1997
• Cry,1998
• Protest, 1999
• Holiday Conscripts, 2001
• Friday soldiers, 2002
• Verdict, 2004
• The Boss, 2006

[edit] External link

• Masud Kimiai at the Internet Movie Database