
Directing
Bahram Beyzai
Born — Died
1938-12-26 — 2025-12-27
Place of birth
Tehran, Iran
Known for
Directing
Credits
53 titles
Bahrām Beyzāie (also spelt Beizai, Beyza'i, Persian: بهرام بیضائی, 26 December 1938 — 27 December 2025) was a critically and popularly acclaimed filmmaker, playwright, theater director, screenwriter, film editor, and ostād ("master") of Persian letters, arts and Iranian studies. Beyzāie was the son of the poet Ne'matallah Beyzai (best known by his literary pseudonym "Zokā'i"). The celebrated poet Adib Beyzai, known as one of the most profound poets of 20th-century Iran, is Bahram's paternal uncle. Bahram Beyzaie's paternal grandfather, Mirzā Mohammad-Rezā Ārāni ("Ebn Ruh"), and paternal great-grandfather, the mulla Mohammad-Faqih Ārāni ("Ruh'ol-Amin"), were also notable poets. In spite of…
Known for
7.4During the Iran-Iraq War, young Bashu loses his home and family. Orphaned, he sneaks into a truck leaving the area, and gets off in the Northern country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, trying to raise her two young children on a farm while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences and a language barrier, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
Bashu, the Little Stranger
1989
7.4As Abdollah prepares to get married to his long-time love, he hears calls for help during his wedding and leaves the ceremony for an adventure to find the truth.
The Fateful Day
1995
6.9Golrokh, an Iranian author, struggles to settle her husband's debts caused by a business partner who left him to bear the consequences.
Killing Mad Dogs
2001
4.7Chakameh, who has lost both her husband and child in a car accident, meets a man recently released from prison. While she's under pressure from lawyers to compromise with the arrested driver, the ex-convict tells her his story of his arrest and subsequent freedom.
When We Are All Asleep
2009
7.1Beautiful young widow Tara returns to her village with her two children from the country. On her way home, she learns that her grandfather has died, and distributes his belongings among her neighbours. But there remains an old sword that no one will accept. One day, on the road, Tara meets an ancient warrior, who claims that his clan have sent him to take the old sword back.
Ballad of Tara
1979
NRThe Mongol invasion of Iran leaves the country devastated but the people fight for their right in their own way.
Salandar
1980
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
NRAli Dehbashi, the editor-in-chief of Bukhara Magazine, is forced to vacate his rented office. While struggling with asthma and the pressure of publishing a special issue dedicated to Ferdowsi, he continues to honor artists and visit ailing cultural figures. Homeless and unwell, his devotion to Iran’s literary legacy keeps him going.
Bukhara Chronicles
2025
NRabout Bahram Beyzai
Ayyar-e Tanha
2020
NRThis documentary movie explores the professional life of Parviz Fanizadeh, Iranian actor of the 60s and 70s cinema and theater, with investigating through archival footage of his works and referring to his fellow artists.
Pure White
2022
2010s · 3 titles
NRA documentary film by Bahman Maghsoodloo about Bahram Bayzaei and his cinema, released in 2019. Maghsoodloo's conversations with Bayzaei in this film were recorded in Tehran in 2002 and Palo Alto in 2017.
Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors
2019
NRA documentary about Bahram Beyzai (Persian: بهرام بیضایی; born 26 December 1938). He is an Iranian playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, film editor, and ostād ("master") of Persian letters, arts, and Iranian studies.
Ballad of Bahram
2018
2.8An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
2016
2000s · 3 titles
NRPart 3 of documentary trilogy about Persian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her theatre and film work.
Summit of the Wave
2003
7.0Documentary about Babak Bayat (Persian: بابک بیات)(13 June 1946 – 26 November 2006). Babak Bayat was an Iranian songwriter and film score composer. He was repeatedly nominated for the Crystal Simorgh award in the field of the soundtrack at the Fajr Film Festival and received this award twice in 1991 and 1997.
Dead End
2008
NRA documentary about Ghazaleh Alizadeh who was an Iranian poet and writer.
Mohakate Ghazaleh Alizadeh
2009
1990s · 3 titles
7.7A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of poetry, and his life. Filmed over a two year period from 1996 to 1998.
Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty
1999
NRPart 1 of the trilogy concerning Persian poet Farough Farrokhz. This film traces her personal life.
The Green Cold
1999
6.0An Avant-garde short movie of Bahram Beizai about history of Kish island in south of Iran.
Dialogue with the Wind
1998
Undated · 1 titles
Behind the camera
7.4During the Iran-Iraq War, young Bashu loses his home and family. Orphaned, he sneaks into a truck leaving the area, and gets off in the Northern country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, trying to raise her two young children on a farm while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences and a language barrier, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
Bashu, the Little Stranger
1989
7.4During the Iran-Iraq War, young Bashu loses his home and family. Orphaned, he sneaks into a truck leaving the area, and gets off in the Northern country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, trying to raise her two young children on a farm while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences and a language barrier, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
Bashu, the Little Stranger
1989
7.4As Abdollah prepares to get married to his long-time love, he hears calls for help during his wedding and leaves the ceremony for an adventure to find the truth.
The Fateful Day
1995
6.9Golrokh, an Iranian author, struggles to settle her husband's debts caused by a business partner who left him to bear the consequences.
Killing Mad Dogs
2001
6.9Golrokh, an Iranian author, struggles to settle her husband's debts caused by a business partner who left him to bear the consequences.
Killing Mad Dogs
2001
6.9Golrokh, an Iranian author, struggles to settle her husband's debts caused by a business partner who left him to bear the consequences.
Killing Mad Dogs
2001
4.7Chakameh, who has lost both her husband and child in a car accident, meets a man recently released from prison. While she's under pressure from lawyers to compromise with the arrested driver, the ex-convict tells her his story of his arrest and subsequent freedom.
When We Are All Asleep
2009
4.7Chakameh, who has lost both her husband and child in a car accident, meets a man recently released from prison. While she's under pressure from lawyers to compromise with the arrested driver, the ex-convict tells her his story of his arrest and subsequent freedom.
When We Are All Asleep
2009
4.7Chakameh, who has lost both her husband and child in a car accident, meets a man recently released from prison. While she's under pressure from lawyers to compromise with the arrested driver, the ex-convict tells her his story of his arrest and subsequent freedom.
When We Are All Asleep
2009
7.1Beautiful young widow Tara returns to her village with her two children from the country. On her way home, she learns that her grandfather has died, and distributes his belongings among her neighbours. But there remains an old sword that no one will accept. One day, on the road, Tara meets an ancient warrior, who claims that his clan have sent him to take the old sword back.
Ballad of Tara
1979
7.1Beautiful young widow Tara returns to her village with her two children from the country. On her way home, she learns that her grandfather has died, and distributes his belongings among her neighbours. But there remains an old sword that no one will accept. One day, on the road, Tara meets an ancient warrior, who claims that his clan have sent him to take the old sword back.
Ballad of Tara
1979
7.1Beautiful young widow Tara returns to her village with her two children from the country. On her way home, she learns that her grandfather has died, and distributes his belongings among her neighbours. But there remains an old sword that no one will accept. One day, on the road, Tara meets an ancient warrior, who claims that his clan have sent him to take the old sword back.
Ballad of Tara
1979
NRThe Mongol invasion of Iran leaves the country devastated but the people fight for their right in their own way.
Salandar
1980
7.2A lonely old man takes to terrorizing the kids who build a football pitch next to his house.
Uncle Moustache
1970
7.2A lonely old man takes to terrorizing the kids who build a football pitch next to his house.
Uncle Moustache
1970
7.0The fight for power in an isolated village. Two families have been enemies for so long they cannot even remember why. The only hope for peace between the feuding families is lost when an arranged marriage agreement is broken. Some days later, the groom, Karamat, returns with a brand new minibus. But a fierce competition for passengers break out when the bride, Mehrbanou, decides to do the same.
The Fifth Season
1997
6.7In a remote seaside village, its residents' peaceful lives are upended when they spot a mysterious boat drifting toward the shore. Upon pulling it in, they find a weary and wounded stranger named Ayat, who only recalls being attacked and barely escaping with his life. As Ayat tries to rebuild his sense of self and uncover his past, he becomes a source of curiosity and suspicion in the community.
The Stranger and the Fog
1975
6.7In a remote seaside village, its residents' peaceful lives are upended when they spot a mysterious boat drifting toward the shore. Upon pulling it in, they find a weary and wounded stranger named Ayat, who only recalls being attacked and barely escaping with his life. As Ayat tries to rebuild his sense of self and uncover his past, he becomes a source of curiosity and suspicion in the community.
The Stranger and the Fog
1975
NRA theater directed by Ghotboldin Sadeghi
Arash
1999
6.8Well-educated and humble teacher Mr Hekmati arrives in a new city and at a new job in the pre-revolutionary Iran. He falls in love with a hardworking underprivileged young woman who nurses her elderly mother and raises her young brother.
Downpour
1972
6.8Well-educated and humble teacher Mr Hekmati arrives in a new city and at a new job in the pre-revolutionary Iran. He falls in love with a hardworking underprivileged young woman who nurses her elderly mother and raises her young brother.
Downpour
1972
8.0A poetic imagining of the circumstances leading to the death of Yazdgerd III, the last of the Sassanid kings of Iran. His death in 651, during the Arab invasions that brought Islam to this Zoroastrian realm, remains mysterious: his corpse is discovered in a mill, but the cause of death—and the whereabouts of his remains—are unknown.
Death of Yazdgerd
1982
8.0A poetic imagining of the circumstances leading to the death of Yazdgerd III, the last of the Sassanid kings of Iran. His death in 651, during the Arab invasions that brought Islam to this Zoroastrian realm, remains mysterious: his corpse is discovered in a mill, but the cause of death—and the whereabouts of his remains—are unknown.
Death of Yazdgerd
1982
6.2The story is about two poor boys’ search for their father through a Journey from downtown to uptown. Two hungry boys are forced to move through the events, people and unrealistic and risky places in a nightmarish way. A daily journey in search of their lost identity and worth!
Journey
1972
6.2The story is about two poor boys’ search for their father through a Journey from downtown to uptown. Two hungry boys are forced to move through the events, people and unrealistic and risky places in a nightmarish way. A daily journey in search of their lost identity and worth!
Journey
1972
5.3Mr. Esalat, a television producer, discovers a missing person's photo in a newspaper that bears a striking resemblance to someone he knows. While investigating the case for a television program with the help of his deaf wife, Asieh, the search uncovers deeper and unexpected connections to their own family's past.
The Raven
1977
5.3Mr. Esalat, a television producer, discovers a missing person's photo in a newspaper that bears a striking resemblance to someone he knows. While investigating the case for a television program with the help of his deaf wife, Asieh, the search uncovers deeper and unexpected connections to their own family's past.
The Raven
1977
NRIn the early 2000s, Nahal Farrokhi, a teacher who had wanted to become an actress and is now waiting for a letter carrier to return her letter, and Sarang Sesh, a homeless person who had wanted to be a writer and has just been released from prison after fifteen years, meet each other at a crossroads (apparently in Tehran) and uncover secrets about their pasts.
Crossroads
2018
NRIn the early 2000s, Nahal Farrokhi, a teacher who had wanted to become an actress and is now waiting for a letter carrier to return her letter, and Sarang Sesh, a homeless person who had wanted to be a writer and has just been released from prison after fifteen years, meet each other at a crossroads (apparently in Tehran) and uncover secrets about their pasts.
Crossroads
2018
5.6Famed actress Susan Taslimi plays three roles here: Kian, who doubts her identity; Vida, the twin sister, a self-assured artist; and their mother, who gives up one child out of fear of poverty, then deprives the other of affection due to deep regrets regarding the child whom she has abandoned.
Maybe Some Other Time
1988
5.6Famed actress Susan Taslimi plays three roles here: Kian, who doubts her identity; Vida, the twin sister, a self-assured artist; and their mother, who gives up one child out of fear of poverty, then deprives the other of affection due to deep regrets regarding the child whom she has abandoned.
Maybe Some Other Time
1988
NRGhali-e sokhangoo in Persian Carpet
The Eloquent Carpet
2007
NRGhali-e sokhangoo in Persian Carpet
The Eloquent Carpet
2007
5.0Persian 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. Carpets are the reflection of the cultural and historical identity of Iran.
Persian Carpet
2007
5.0Persian 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. Carpets are the reflection of the cultural and historical identity of Iran.
Persian Carpet
2007
5.0During the Islamic revolution a SAVAK member Amani marries a woman her name Laleh. Laleh is a doctor and helps the injures of the revolution. Her brother is too involved in the revolution.
The Red Line
1982
6.0An Avant-garde short movie of Bahram Beizai about history of Kish island in south of Iran.
Dialogue with the Wind
1998
6.9A wedding day becomes a ritual of mourning when the bride's family die in an auto accident. Refusing to accept her daughter's death, and in the midst of guests and mourners, including the drivers that caused the accident, the mother orders the wedding to move forward. But how can the bride marry in the midst of a wake and without the family's traditional mirror, which the sister was bringing to the service?
Travelers
1992
6.9A wedding day becomes a ritual of mourning when the bride's family die in an auto accident. Refusing to accept her daughter's death, and in the midst of guests and mourners, including the drivers that caused the accident, the mother orders the wedding to move forward. But how can the bride marry in the midst of a wake and without the family's traditional mirror, which the sister was bringing to the service?
Travelers
1992
6.9A wedding day becomes a ritual of mourning when the bride's family die in an auto accident. Refusing to accept her daughter's death, and in the midst of guests and mourners, including the drivers that caused the accident, the mother orders the wedding to move forward. But how can the bride marry in the midst of a wake and without the family's traditional mirror, which the sister was bringing to the service?
Travelers
1992

