Abdolreza Kahani | |
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عبدالرضا کاهانی | |
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| Born | (1973-12-22)22 December 1973 (age 51) |
| Other names | Reza |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran (M.A.) University of Arak (B.A.) |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | Shima Monfared |
Abdolreza Kahani (Persian:عبدالرضا کاهانی; born 22 December 1973) is an expatriateIranian filmmaker, who currently works principally inFrance andCanada.[1]
He made his first short film,The Smile, in 1988.[citation needed] He made his first feature film,Dance with the Moon, in 2003.
In 2009, Kahani's filmTwenty won the Special Jury Prize and the Prize of Ecumenical Jury at the44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[2] The film observes a small band of employees trying to save a depressed Iranian banquet hall which the owner has decided to close in 20 days.
Several of his films were censored for political reasons by the government of Iran, most notably the 2016 filmDelighted.[3] He emigrated to France in the mid-2010s,[1] and has since worked with French and Canadian production companies.[4]
Isthmus, released in 2021, marked his English-language debut.[5] He subsequently released the filmsYou Won't See Winter,Nina andA Shrine.[6]
In 2025, his filmMortician won the Sean Connery Prize at theEdinburgh International Film Festival.[7]
Abdolreza Kahani was born on 22 December 1973 inNishapur.
| Year | English title | Original title | Transliteration | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Travellers of Need | مسافران نیاز | Mosaferan Niaz | |
| 2003 | Empty Hands | باد به دستان | Baad Be Dastan | |
| 2004 | Dance with the Moon | رقص با ماه | Raghs Ba Mah | |
| 2005 | Crueltyville | ظلم آباد | Zolm Abad | |
| 2007 | Adam | آدم | Adam | |
| 2008 | Over There | آن جا | An Ja | Golden AlexanderThessaloniki International Film Festival 2008 |
| 2009 | Twenty | بیست | Bist | Special Prize of the JuryKarlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 Prize of the Ecumenical JuryKarlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 Honorary DiplomaBest DirectorFajr International Film Festival 2009 Silver AwardDamascus International Film Festival 2009 |
| 2010 | Nothing | هیچ | Hich | Audience AwardYerevan International Film Festival 2010 |
| 2011 | Horses Are Noble Animals | اسب حیوان نجیبی است | Asb Heyvane Najibi Ast | Special Jury Award Celebration of Iranian Cinema Critics 2011 |
| 2012 | Needlessly and Causelessly | بی خود و بی جهت | Bikhod & Bi Jahat | Best Film of the Year Look Critics and WritersFilm Magazine 2012 |
| 2014 | We Have Time | On a le temps | Vaght Darim Hala | Independent CameraKarlovy Vary International Film Festival 2014 |
| 2015 | Absolute Rest | استراحت مطلق | Esterahate Motlagh | |
| 2016 | Delighted | ارادتمند؛ نازنین، بهاره، تینا | Eradatmand; Nazanin, Bahareh, Tina | |
| 2018 | Miss Yaya | ما شما را دوست داریم خانم یایا | Ma shoma ra doust darim khanom yaya | |
| 2019 | Free Like Air | آزاد مثل هوا | Azad mesle Hava | |
| 2021 | Isthmus | Isthmus | Estakhr | |
| 2022 | You Won't See Winter | |||
| 2024 | A Shrine | |||
| 2024 | Nina | |||
| 2025 | Mortician |
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