Acting credits
19
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Jafar Panahi
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.0
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Movies: 37Series: 1Crew credits: 29
TMDB ID: 120229
IMDb ID: nm0070159
Known for: Directing
Born: July 11, 1960
Age: 65
Place of birth: Mianeh, Iran
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1992 - 2025
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 7.03
Wikidata: Q31637
Also known as
Джафар Панахи • 자파르 파나히 • Jafaras Panahi • جعفر پناهی • 約化巴納希 • 賈法·潘納希
Other jobs
Director (18)Editor (4)Screenplay (3)Writer (2)Assistant Director (1)Producer (1)
Biography
Jafar Panahi (born in July 11, 1960) is a representative of Iranian “New Wave.” He is one of the leaders of contemporary Iranian cinema. Panahi’s work, from his first attempts to discuss social issues to his later and braver discussions of taboo topics in Iran are a creative reflection on the nature of cinema and human society, and are imbued with humanity. In 2010, the court in Iran sentenced Jafar Panahi to six years in prison. In addition, according to the sentence, Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years, giving interviews to local and international media outlets, and leaving Iran. Three Faces was his fourth film (after This Is Not a Film, Closed Curtain, and Taxi) shot after his arrest. The director did not attend the premiere due to being banned from leaving Iran. Panahi is a student of Abbas Kiarostami, whose influence is especially clear in Three Faces, reminiscent of such acclaimed masterpieces as The Wind Will Carry Us and Taste of Cherry.
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Movie credits linked with Jafar Panahi.
7.2
It Was Just an Accident
Director
2025 Movie
7.3
The Witness
Writer
2025 Movie
And, Towards Happy Alleys
as Self
2023 Movie
6.8
No Bears
as Jafar Panahi
2022 Movie
Jiseok
as Self
2022 Movie
6.7
Hit the Road
Producer
2021 Movie
6.5
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 Movie
4.0
Life
as Self
2021 Movie
10.0
Nasrin
as Self
2020 Movie
6.5
Hidden
as Self
2020 Movie
5.1
Celles qui chantent
Director
2020 Movie
The Alien
Screenplay
2020 Movie
6.7
3 Faces
as Jafar Panahi
2018 Movie
5.7
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
as himself
2016 Movie
6.8
76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami
as Himself
2016 Movie
6.0
A Very Ordinary Citizen
Screenplay
2015 Movie
7.0
Taxi
as Self
2015 Movie
6.9
Closed Curtain
as Himself
2013 Movie
6.9
This Is Not a Film
as Self
2011 Movie
5.4
The Accordion
Director
2010 Movie
7.5
The White Meadows
Editor
2009 Movie
7.9
Critic
as Self
2008 Movie
5.0
Persian Carpet
Director
2007 Movie
Untying the Knot
Director
2007 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jafar Panahi.
