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Name: Abbas Kiarostami
Date of Birth: Saturday June 22 1940
Born: Teheran (Iran)
Partial Biography: Called the grandfather of the Iranian New Wave of Cinema, director Abbas Kiarostami has drawn comparisons to Ingmar Bergman, Michelangelo Antonioni and Jean-Luc Godard, and no less a personage than Japanese…Full Abbas Kiarostami Biography…

Shirin (2009) PG (Contains mild sex references and sounds of battle violence)Director, Producer, Editor
Tickets (2005) 15 (Contains very strong language)Director (Episode 2), Screenplay (Episode 2)
Deserted Station (2004) (for violence, language, some sexuality and nudity)Story By
Crimson Gold (2004) 12 (Contains one use of strong language and moderate violence)Screenplay
Ten (2003) Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
Five: Dedicated to Ozu (2003) UDirector, Screenplay, Main Collaborator
10 on Ten (2003) Director, Screenplay, Editor, Cinematographer
ABC Africa (2002) Played "Himself", Director, Producer, Editor
Friendly Persuasion: Iranian Cinema After the Revolution (2001) Actor/Actress
The Wind Will Carry Us (Bad ma ra khahad bord) (2000) Director, Producer, screenplay, Editor

Venice Film Festival Grand Prize (1999) - "The Wind Will Carry Us"
Boston Society of Film Critics Award (1998) Best Foreign Film - "A Taste of Cherry (Ta'm e guilass)"
National Society of Film Critics Award (1998) Best Foreign Film - "A Taste of Cherry (Ta'm e guilass)"
Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or (1997) - "A Taste of Cherry (Ta'm e guilass)"