Saeed Roustayi
Iranian film director and screenwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saeed Roustaee (Persian: سعید روستایی, born August 14, 1989), also spelled Saeed Roustayi, is an Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. His works primarily focus on issues of social injustice, as well as his portrayals of women in Iranian society.
Saeed Roustayi | |
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سعید روستایی | |
Roustayi at the 2022 Filmfest München | |
| Born | August 14, 1989 Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | Soore University (BFTV) |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Notable work | Life and a Day Just 6.5 Leila's Brothers |
His 2019's Just 6.5, was nominated for the César Award for Best Foreign Film. While his third and fourth films, Leila's Brothers (2022) and Woman and Child (2025), were selected for the main competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 and 2025 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]
Early life
He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing.[3]
Career
Life and a Day is his first major cinematic work. At the Fajr International Film Festival, Roustayi won 2 Crystal Simorghs for best directing and best screenplay. He received the 2016 Reflet d'Or for Best Feature at the Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecrans.[4][5]
2023 imprisonment
His third feature film Leila's Brothers competed in the 2022 Cannes Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize for films screened in the main competition section.
In August 2023, the Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced Roustayi to six months in prison for entering Leila's Brothers in the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, claiming that the film participated in "the opposition’s propaganda against the Islamic system".[6] Roustayi alleged that Iran's Ministry of Culture had requested a series of scene changes to Leila's Brothers which he had refused to implement. Roustayi is due to serve nine days of his sentence and a suspended period of five years, as well as participating in other punitive measures such as completing a course on "creating movies aligned with national interests and national morality".[7]
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Life and a Day | ابد و یک روز | |
| 2019 | Just 6.5 | متری شیش و نیم | World premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival |
| 2022 | Leila's Brothers | برادران لیلا | World premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival |
| 2025 | Woman and Child | زن و بچه | World premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival |
Other credits
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Saturday | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2012 | Ceremony | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | The Very Uncrowded Street | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Blockage | No | Yes | No |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | 2022 | Palm d'Or | Leila's Brothers | Nominated | [8] |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Won | [9] | |||
| Citizenship Prize | Won | [10] | |||
| Chicago International Film Festival | 2019 | Best New Director | Just 6.5 | Nominated | [11] |
| César Awards | 2022 | Best Foreign Film | Just 6.5 | Nominated | [12] |
| Entrevues Film Festival | 2020 | Grand Prix | Just 6.5 | Nominated | |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2016 | Best Director | Life and a Day | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Best First Director | Won | ||||
| 2019 | Best Director | Just 6.5 | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| FEST International Film Festival | 2020 | Best Film | Just 6.5 | Nominated | |
| Hafez Awards | 2016 | Best Director | Life and a Day | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| 2019 | Best Director | Just 6.5 | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2016 | Best Director | Life and a Day | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| 2019 | Best Director | Just 6.5 | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2016 | Best Director | Life and a Day | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| 2020 | Best Director | Just 6.5 | Third Place | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Munich International Film Festival | 2022 | Best International Film | Leila's Brothers | Nominated | |
| Nahal Short Film Festival | 2013 | Best Fiction Short Feature | Ceremony | Won | |
| Tokyo International Film Festival | 2019 | Best Director | Just 6.5 | Won | |
| Grand Prix | Nominated | ||||
| Venice International Film Festival | 2019 | Best Feature Film – Horizons | Just 6.5 | Nominated | |
| Zurich Film Festival | 2019 | Best International Feature Film | Just 6.5 | Nominated | |
| Special Mention – International Feature Film | Won |
References
External links
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