Bahram Tavakoli | |
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بهرام توکلی | |
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| Born | 25 November 1976 Hamedan, Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Film director,screenwriter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Notable work | Here Without Me I am Diego Maradona The Lost Strait |
Bahram Tavakoli (born 1976) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He won a Crystal Simorgh award for his debut film Barefoot in Heaven (2007). [1] [2] Since then, he has released several films that have met with critical acclaim.
| Year | Title | Screenwriter | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Red Mind (half long) | Yes | Bahram Tavakoli |
| 2007 | Barefoot In Heaven | Yes | Bahram Tavakoli |
| 2010 | A Walk in the Fog | Yes | Bahram Tavakoli |
| 2011 | Here Without Me | Yes | Bahram Tavakoli |
| 2013 | The Shallow Yellow Sky | Yes | Bahram Tavakoli |
| 2014 | The Strenger | Yes | Bahram Tavakoli |
| 2015 | I Am Diego Maradona | Yes | Bahram Tavakoli |
| Closer | Yes | Mostafa Ahmadi | |
| 2018 | The Lost Strait | Yes | Bahram Tavakoli |
| 2019 | Gholamreza Takhti | Yes | Bahram Tavakoli |
| Year | Title | Screenwriter | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Blue Whale | Yes | Fereydoun Jeyrani | distributed by Filimo |
| TBA | The Translator | Yes | Bahram Tavakoli | distributed by Namava |
| Year | Title | Screenwriter | Director | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Standardized Patient | Yes | Saeed Aghakhani | IRIB TV1 | |
| 2021 | Noon Khe | Yes | Saeed Aghakhani | IRIB TV1 | Season 3 |
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