Abbas Kiarostami

Director

Born: June 22, 1940
Died: July 4, 2016 (age 76)
From: Tehran, Iran

Abbas Kiarostami (Persian: عباس کیارستمی [ʔæbˌbɒːs kijɒːɾostæˈmi] ; June 22, 1940 – July 4, 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the Koker trilogy (1987–1994),…

Filmography (83)

Bukhara Chronicles (2025)
voice
Leech (2021)
himself (voice)
The Mirror of Possible Worlds: Kiarostami on Aran (2020)
Print (2019)
Self
24 Frames (2018)
Director
You are not alone (2017)
Take Me Home (2016)
Director
76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami (2016)
Himself
Passenger (2016)
Director
Vida (2014)
Himself
The Poetry of Cinema: Abbas Kiarostami in Conversation with Richard Peña (2014)
What Is Cinema? (2013)
Self
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
Director
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report (2013)
Self
Making of 'Like Someone in Love' (2012)
Narrator
Like Someone in Love (2012)
Director
Kurosawa's Way (2011)
Self
Guest (2011)
Self
No (2010)
Director
Certified Copy (2010)
Director
In Praise of the Seventy Years Old (2010)
Self
Let's See Copia Conforme (2010)
Self
Shirin (2009)
Director
Taste of Shirin (2008)
Himself
Seagull Eggs (2008)
Director
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Director
Persian Carpet (2007)
Director
Víctor Erice – Abbas Kiarostami: Correspondences (2007)
Director
Roads of Kiarostami (2006)
Director
Rug
Rug (2006)
Director