Acting credits
21
Active
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Actor
Jafar Panahi
Directing
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Movies: 37Series: 3Crew credits: 29
TMDB ID: 120229
IMDb ID: nm0070159
Known for: Directing
Born: July 11, 1960
Age: 66
Place of birth: Mianeh, Iran
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 7
Wikidata: Q31637
Also known as
Jafaras Panahi • ジャファール・パナヒ
Other jobs
Director (17)Editor (4)Writer (3)Producer (2)Screenplay (2)Assistant Director (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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jafar Panahi.
as himself
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 • Movie
Director
It Was Just an Accident
2025 • Movie
Writer
The Witness
2025 • Movie
as Self
And, Towards Happy Alleys
2023 • Movie
as Jafar Panahi
No Bears
2022 • Movie
as Self
Jiseok
2022 • Movie
Producer
Hit the Road
2021 • Movie
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 • Movie
as Self
Life
2021 • Movie
as Self
Nasrin
2020 • Movie
as Self
Hidden
2020 • Movie
Director
Celles qui chantent
2020 • Movie
Screenplay
The Alien
2020 • Movie
as Jafar Panahi
3 Faces
2018 • Movie
as Himself
76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami
2016 • Movie
Screenplay
A Very Ordinary Citizen
2015 • Movie
as Self
Taxi
2015 • Movie
as Himself
Closed Curtain
2013 • Movie
as Self
This Is Not a Film
2011 • Movie
Director
The Accordion
2010 • Movie
Editor
The White Meadows
2009 • Movie
as Self
Critic
2008 • Movie
Director
Persian Carpet
2007 • Movie
Director
Untying the Knot
2007 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jafar Panahi.
