Abbas Kiarostami
Directing
Born: 1940-06-22 · Tehran, Iran
Died: 2016-07-04
Biography
Abbas Kiarostami (Persian: عباس کیارستمی [ʔæbˌbɒːs kijɒːɾostæˈmi] ; June 22, 1940 – July 4, 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the Koker trilogy (1987–1994), Close-Up (1990), The Wind Will Carry Us (1999), and Taste of Cherry (1997), which was awarded the Palm
🎬 Movies (30)
Bukhara Chronicles
2025
voice
Leech
2021
himself (voice)
The Mirror of Possible Worlds: Kiarostami on Aran
2020
2019
Self
24 Frames
2018
Director
Final Exam
2017
Screenplay
76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami
2016
Himself
Passenger
2016
Director
Take Me Home
2016
Director
Cabeza de gallo
2016
Supervising Producer
3 Portraits
2016
Associate Producer
The Poetry of Cinema: Abbas Kiarostami in Conversation with Richard Peña
2014
Vida
2014
Himself
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
2013
Self
What Is Cinema?
2013
Self
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
Director
The Girl in the Lemon Factory
2013
Co-Writer
Making of 'Like Someone in Love'
2012
Narrator
Like Someone in Love
2012
Director
Meeting Leila
2012
Writer
Kurosawa's Way
2011
Self
Guest
2011
Self
In Praise of the Seventy Years Old
2010
Self
Let's See Copia Conforme
2010
Self
Certified Copy
2010
Director
No
2010
Director
Shirin
2009
Director
Taste of Shirin
2008
Himself
Seagull Eggs
2008
Director
Víctor Erice – Abbas Kiarostami: Correspondences
2007
Director