Dariush Arjmand

Acting

Dariush Arjmand

Born

1944-07-27 (82)

Known for

Acting

Credits

28 titles

Dariush Arjmand is an Iranian actor. A son of a military father and a housewife mother, he was born in Mashhad and grew up in Mashhad. He started performing in plays at the age of 12. At the age of 26, he started working for the Ministry of Art and Culture. In the meantime, is a Crystal-Simorgh winning Iranian actor.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 10 titles

Killing Mad Dogs poster
6.9

Golrokh, 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

Protest poster
5.2

When Amir learns that the woman who is to marry his younger brother Reza is having an affair with another man, he murders her to restore his family's good name. Considering the killing to be a matter of honor, Amir stoically goes to prison for 12 years where his fellow inmates regard him as a hero. But when he is released, he discovers that the Iran he knew has changed.

Protest

2001

The Rule of the Game poster
4.0

The secret of a man who has had a double life for many years is reveled. His two families engage in a conflict.

The Rule of the Game

2007

The Fever poster
1.0

Despite his parents' oppositions, Mehran marries his beloved girl, Taraneh. After a while, Mehran's father is going abroad to get his sickness cured. Mehran goes to him to say goodbye

The Fever

2003

The Boss poster
2.0

A young guy Siamak has a list of 25 youngsters in his pocket. He has to deliver drugs to them but his father Reza is coming from abroad after many years. He was a runaway but now wants to be a good father for his son.

The Boss

2007

Marriage Iranian Style poster
NR

Shirin leads a peaceful life in Iranian good middle-class, until the day her uncle Saeed asks her father to hire her in his travel agency. She finally decides to work. Her destiny changes, as she meets a young and attractive American, who goes to the agency to buy a plane ticket for Shiraz, the city of roses and poets.

Marriage Iranian Style

2007

Hot Chocolate poster
NR

The film tells the story of a coffee shop that has regular customers and this coffee shop is run by a young man. With the arrival of a young woman in this cozy and quiet coffee shop, ...

Hot Chocolate

2009

From Afar poster
NR

"From Afar" traces the malaise of a young artist and intellectual in three episodes: Book Burning, Breathing and Dawn. The Young protagonist lives in contemporary Tehran and he appears as a film student, an asthmatic businessman and a successful architect. In each story, he journeys toward a spiritual insight or emotion.

From Afar

2006

Uwais Al Qorni poster
NR

The film depicts the life story of Uwais Al-Qarni, one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad, who lived in Yemen, and the political and social situation that prevailed in Yemen before the emergence of Islam, as well as Yemen's allegiance to Iran during that period.

Uwais Al Qorni

2007

My Child poster
6.0

harming drama set in a rural area of post-war Iran. This heartwarming story follows a thoughtful young woman who serves as a leader to the community and a seemingly naive young man who is smitten with a local girl. The film observes their customs and traditions in the tranquil setting of their natural environment. Despite the irreparable damage to their lives due to the war, the villagers remain warm-hearted and kind to those they encounter. The past haunts their lives, but their hearts remain pure and strong in war torn times.

My Child

2009

1990s · 7 titles

Dawn poster
NR

After years of living in the mountains with his wife and daughter, Ali Khan returns to his birthplace to uncover the motive behind the murder of his brother, who was killed by the Khan's operatives. Ojan, his nephew who works as the Khan's miller, stands against Ali Khan, sparking a clash between Ali and the Khan's men.

Dawn

1990

Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait poster
9.0

Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf claims to have never seen a movie before making his first film. Doubtful as it sounds, this boast matches perfectly with the controversial artist's personae. Stardust Stricken -- Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait documents the work of this Iranian filmmaker. After spending time in prison for political dissidence, Makhmalbaf discovered the social potential of the cinema. Some of his projects include Marriage of the Blessed and The Actor. While creating around 20 films, the outspoken director established new ideas about the nature of his work. In this release, Makhmalbaf speaks about art, human behavior, and his evolving fundamentalist beliefs.

Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait

1996

The Sacrifice poster
NR

Majid,a 29 year- old guy, has some problems with his father, Haaj-Nosrat, . Majid finds his father an obstacle against him in his life , and he's looking for revenge, but he's scared to do so. Majid who wants to settle the score decides to kidnap his 10-year-old brother who is the love of his father, and succeeds to do so.

The Sacrifice

1991

Once Upon a Time, Cinema poster
6.6

The film follows a character known as The Cinematographer, who is looking for someone called Atieh (Future). As he calls out to her, he is magically transported back in time from the early twentieth century to the reign of Naser al-Din Shah in 19th century Iran. Captured by the Shah's guards, he shows films from the history of Iranian cinema to the Shah. The Shah is entranced and eagerly shows his family the apparently magical medium.

Once Upon a Time, Cinema

1992

The Last Act poster
7.0

Kamran and Moluk, middle-aged siblings, live penniless in the family's Tehran mansion, selling furniture to pay expenses. Their brother, who owns the house, has died suddenly, and his widow, Forugh, is coming from the provinces to visit. Kamran writes an elaborate script and hires a troupe of five actors to be the household servants. The purpose of the charade, which will seem real to Forugh, is to drive her mad, perhaps to suicide, so that Kamran and Moluk can inherit the house. The play is elaborate, Forugh is fooled and terrified, and the police can't substantiate her wild claims. She appears insane to them. All is headed for the mysterious last act.

The Last Act

1991

Snowman poster
5.9

A Iranian man (Akbar Abdi) stuck in Turkey, desperately wants to get a VISA to go to America. He starts dressing up as a woman in hopes of marrying an American man to get American citizenship, but he starts having doubts and...

Snowman

1995

The Fall poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Fall

1994

1980s · 3 titles

Series credits