Rakhshan Banietemad

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Rakhshan Banietemad is a director who was born in 1954 in Tehran, Iran. She started her career in cinema and starred as a director in “Kharej az Mahdoodeh” in 1987. She has won a lot of awards such as the Crystal Simorgh of Best Director for “Narges”, Best Script Award and Best Second Role Actress for “The Blue-Veiled”, the Crystal Simorgh of Best Script for “The May Lady” from Fajr Film Festival. Her other activities are “Mainline” and “Tales”.

Most Popular Rakhshan Banietemad Trailers

Total trailers found: 28

Tales Trailer (2014)

01 February 2014

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Rakshan Banietemad ends her eight-year hiatus from feature filmmaking with this ingenious, mosaic-like narrative, which knits together the stories of seven characters to create a microcosm of Iranian working-class society.

Tales of an Island Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

An anthology directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Testing Democracy) and Dariush Mehrjui (Dear Cousin is L)

Nargess Trailer (1992)

02 January 1992

A sharp-edged look at people who live outside the constraints of Islamic law.

Baran and the Native Trailer (1998)

01 February 1998

Aboard the top deck of a cruise ship, Baran, a young wealthy girl, notices a native boy who is dancing joyfully to beating drums.

Canary Yellow Trailer (1989)

01 February 1989

After spending all his money buying a piece of land that was already sold to someone else, Nasrallah Madadi finds himself in trouble.

The last meeting with Iran Daftari Trailer (1995)

02 January 1995

A documentary about life and career of an eighty-year-old Iranian actress, Iran Daftari.

Mainline Trailer (2011)

20 April 2011

The uneasy relationship between a mother and daughter is made all the more turbulent by drug abuse ib

Tea Man Trailer (2011)

01 September 2011

This film is about the interest of a person named Ahmed in cinema. Ahmed has been very interested in cinema since his childhood.

Foreign Currency Trailer (1989)

01 February 1989

Morteza Olfat is an ordinary employee who has lots of problems in his life. One day, he happens to find fifty thousand dollars.

The May Lady Trailer (1998)

01 February 1998

Forough Kia is a film-maker who got divorced from her husband many years ago and now is living with her son Maani.

Persian Carpet Trailer (2007)

21 May 2007

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors contributed films on the subject of Persian carpet.

A Good Time for Tragedy Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

A documentary dealing with the life of Ahmadreza Ahmadi, an Iranian Poet.

Narratives ad hominem Trailer (2023)

16 June 2023

The emergence of the Coronavirus disease in late 2019 and its rapid spread throughout the world in 2020 made an indelible impact upon countless lives, transforming so many in a multitude of ways.

A Lifetime in an Hour Trailer (2015)

03 February 2015

This documentary is about Eskandar Firouz, a distinguished Iranian conservationist, and former Director of the Department of the Environment in Iran.

The Second Home Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

Sebastian, a Dutch man, runs a hotel in Yazd. ‌ He is interested in Iran and has made this his second home.

Angels of the House of Sun Trailer (2009)

02 January 2009

Angels in the House of Sun remains one of Rakhshan Banietemad’s most articulate critiques of the treatment of women in contemporary Iranian society.

Our Times Trailer (2002)

18 August 2002

Documentary by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, an Iranian female director. This film portrays two aspects of the Iranian presidential election of 2001.

Off-Limits Trailer (1986)

01 February 1986

Mohammad Javad Halimi is a simple government's employer who manages after years to buy a house for himself outside the city's limits.

Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses Trailer (2016)

18 July 2016

Right at the heart of the debates on the discrimination of women in the film industry, this documentary raises questions, while offering a voice to women and their cinema.

Under the Skin of the City Trailer (2005)

25 May 2005

Tuba works daily at a grueling textile factory in Iran, returning home every night to deal with the rest of her problematic family, which includes: a pregnant daughter whose husband beats her regularly; a teenage son, who's been getting into trouble due to his burgeoning career in radical politics; and an older son who goes to great lengths--such as attempting to sell the family's meager house--in order to get an engineering job in Japan as a means of getting out of Iran.

We Are Half of Iran's Population Trailer (2009)

07 June 2009

Bani-Etemad's documentary short was made during the months before last year's controversial elections in Iran.

See You Tomorrow Elina Trailer (2011)

01 November 2011

Stories of Iran’s past and present intersect in Rakhshan Banietemad’s reflective, absorbing and personal portrait of how political life shapes infant’s lives.

Hey, Humans Trailer (2016)

20 November 2016

A compassionate portrait of the Chain of Hope charity organisation, which treats underprivileged children from all over Iran.

The Blue-Veiled Trailer (1995)

01 February 1995

An elderly owner of a tomato farm and sauce factory, after his wife's death, falls in love with one of the workers of the factory endangering his relationship with his daughters and in-laws.

Touran khanom Trailer (2018)

16 June 2018

Touran Mirhadi (Khomarloo) is the founder of Farhad School, the Children's Book Council, and the Encyclopedia for Young People.

Gilaneh Trailer (2005)

01 February 2005

A mother's courage, hardship, and love, in times of war. In 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, Gilane escorts her pregnant daughter, Maygol, from the relative calm of their village, Espili, into war-torn Tehran to search for Maygol's husband, Rahman.

Who Will You Show These Films To? Trailer (1992)

02 January 1992

A searing documentary about the homeless people and shantytown dwellers of Tehran that has been banned.

Moonshadow – The Myth of Fahimeh Trailer (2025)

01 January 2025

This is the story of Fahimeh Akbari, a leading lady in the musical and cultural history of Iran, an exceptional talent whose magical voice and unique style enriched both the folklore and urban musical landscapes of Iran, a pioneer who breathed new life into the music scene by introducing and marrying European tunes and rhythms with that of Gilan, Iran.