Manouchehr Mohammadi born in 1956 in Abadan

Abadan

Abadan is a city in and the capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. It lies on Abadan Island , from the Persian Gulf, near the Iraqi-Iran border. The civilian population of the city dropped to near zero during the eight-years Iran–Iraq War. In 1992, only 84,774 had returned to live...

, Iran

Iran

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 is a film producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

. He graduated in sociology

Sociology

Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...

 from Tehran University; began film producing with Hey, Joe! (1988, M. Asgari-Nasab). Founded a production company, Sina Film, along with Seifollah Daad and Manouchehr Asgari-Nasab. He was the Director of Supervision on Filmmaking in Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (1997-2000).

Partial filmography

• The Singer Cat (co), 1990
• I Love the Earth (co)
• The Spouse (co), 1993
• The Survivor (co), 1995
• Traveler of Rey
• Under the Moonlight, 2000
• The Low Heights, 2002
• Marmoulak
  Marmoulak (film)
  The Lizard is a 2004 Iranian comedy directed by Kamal Tabrizi.Although a comedy, the film makes serious points about the clergy, religion, society in Iran, and life in general. Due to the film's perceived attacks towards clerics, the movie was banned from theatres in Iran after only being on...
  
  , 2004

External links

• Manouchehr Mohammadi at the Internet Movie Database
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