Rasoul Mollagholipour (Persian:رسول ملاقلیپور; also spelled Rasool Mollagholi Poor; 9 September 1955[1][2] – 6 March 2007) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.[3]
Career
He began his career as a photographer. He directed several short documentaries about the 1980–88 Iran–Iraq War. The film director won critical acclaim for the 16-mm "Neynava".[4][5][6][7]
His movie Mim Mesle Madar (M for Mother, 2006) was a huge success despite its tragic, intense, and shocking scenes. It was selected to represent Iran in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2008 Oscars.[8][9]
He also wrote film scripts and acted as a jury member in Fajr International Film Festival. Afternoon of the 10th Day was his last feature film.[10]
Films
- Neynava (1983)
- A Boat to the Beach (1985)
- The Flight in the Night (1986)
- The Horizon (1988)
- Majnoon (1990)
- Khosoof (1992)
- The Refugee (1993)
- Gharche Sammi (The Poisonous Mushroom, 2002)[11]
- Mim Mesle Madar (2006)
- Afternoon of the 10th Day (2009 - Unfinished, completed by Mojtaba Raie)
See also
References
External links
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