Ramin Bahrani

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Ramin Bahrani (born 20 March 1975 in North Carolina, U.S.) is an Iranian-American filmmaker, cinematographer and scriptwriter.

After receiving his BA from Columbia University in New York City, Bahrani moved to Iran for three years and made his student thesis film, Strangers (2000). He is President of Noruz Films. In 2005, he wrote and directed Man Push Cart, followed by Chop Shop in 2007.

[edit] Awards and honors

• FIPRESCI Prize, London Film Festival (2005)

[edit] See also

• Iranian cinema

[edit] External links

• Noruz Films
• Ramin Bahrani at the Internet Movie Database
• Flower in the junkyard review at Salon magazine