
Acting
Esmaeil Khalaj
Born
1936-01-01 (90)
Place of birth
Astara, Iran
Known for
Acting
Credits
10 titles
Esmaeil Khalaj is an Iranian playwright and film and television writer, director, and actor. He was born in Astara, but went to Tehran and studied acting under the Iranian acting teacher and director, Abdolhossein Noushin. He started to write plays in the 1970s.
Known for
3.0A television series about Mohammadhossein Shariar's life, directed by Kamal Tabrizi, aired on IRIB channel 2.
Shahriar
2007
6.5An Iranian couple from the city drive around a remote mountainous region. They hand out bags of money to poor villagers in return for them carrying out unusual requests the couple make of them.
Modest Reception
2013
6.0A man who has fallen in love with a young woman discovers that she is the wife of his friend. When he realizes the woman's affection for a young libertine with whom she is secretly meeting in an abandoned house, he commits suicide. When the local women, out of jealousy, expose her, she also ends her life. Her husband buries her body in the abandoned bathhouse. The young libertine, driven to madness, wanders into the desert.
The Spring
1973
3.3A couple who had a romantic marriage and life now are about to get divorce but meanwhile many people are intervening.
There's Always a Woman in Between
2008
7.4A young playwright and director wants to write and perform a historical drama about faith in the Ashkani period of Iran. There is an incongruity between the man's personal life, and his quest to pursue and present history. The woman who lives with him believes he should not neglect their relationship when embarking on such a quest. The people who work with the playwright believe the play ought to be made popular to satisfy the public. Finally, this matter makes the playwright perform the play all by himself.
Iran's Son is Unaware of His Mother
1976
NRIt is the story of "Hajj Mohammad Ali Zahedi" (known as Mandali), who has preserved the tradition of reciting Ta'ziyyah in Bastam for years. As his death nears on the eve of the month of Muharram, he leaves behind a will that brings his children together and causes deep financial and ideological differences between them.
Yalda
2013
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Paradise of Criminals
2024
NRInnocent civilians search for love, hope and meaning as they rebuild their lives in the aftermath of a devastating war; each protecting something which represents a strand of life in a place where there is no sign of existence.
There is No Rain in Hell
2023
2000s · 3 titles
3.3A couple who had a romantic marriage and life now are about to get divorce but meanwhile many people are intervening.
There's Always a Woman in Between
2008
7.8A group of youngsters participate in a race match and endure the difficult route of this race just to be hired in the Environmental Protection agency of Tehran.
A Piece of Bread
2005
NRA film about a muslim guy and his sex drive.
35 Meters Below Sea Level
2006
1970s · 2 titles
6.0A man who has fallen in love with a young woman discovers that she is the wife of his friend. When he realizes the woman's affection for a young libertine with whom she is secretly meeting in an abandoned house, he commits suicide. When the local women, out of jealousy, expose her, she also ends her life. Her husband buries her body in the abandoned bathhouse. The young libertine, driven to madness, wanders into the desert.
The Spring
1973
7.4A young playwright and director wants to write and perform a historical drama about faith in the Ashkani period of Iran. There is an incongruity between the man's personal life, and his quest to pursue and present history. The woman who lives with him believes he should not neglect their relationship when embarking on such a quest. The people who work with the playwright believe the play ought to be made popular to satisfy the public. Finally, this matter makes the playwright perform the play all by himself.
Iran's Son is Unaware of His Mother
1976
Series credits
3.0A television series about Mohammadhossein Shariar's life, directed by Kamal Tabrizi, aired on IRIB channel 2.
Shahriar
2007
NRIt is the story of "Hajj Mohammad Ali Zahedi" (known as Mandali), who has preserved the tradition of reciting Ta'ziyyah in Bastam for years. As his death nears on the eve of the month of Muharram, he leaves behind a will that brings his children together and causes deep financial and ideological differences between them.
Yalda
2013
