Saeed Roustaee

Directing

Saeed Roustaee

Born

1989-08-14 (37)

Place of birth

Tehran, Iran

Known for

Directing

Credits

20 titles

Saeed Roustayi (Persian: سعید روستایی, born 14 August 1989) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing. "Life and a Day" (2016) is his first major cinematic work. At the Fajr International Film Festival, Roustayi won 2 Crystal Simorghs for best directing and best screenplay. He received the 2016 Reflet d'Or for Best Feature at the Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecrans. In 2022, his second film, Just 6.5 (2019), was nominated for the César Award for Best Foreign Film. In April 2022, his third film, Leila's Brothers (2022), was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. His …

Known for

Leila's Brothers poster
7.6

At the age of 40, Leila has spent her entire life caring for her parents and four brothers. A family that is constantly arguing and under pressure from various debts in the face of sanctions against Iran. While her brothers are struggling to make ends meet, Leila makes a plan.

Leila's Brothers

2022

Woman and Child poster
5.4

Mahnaz, a 40-year-old widowed nurse, struggles with her rebellious son, Aliyar, who has been suspended from school. Family tensions reach a peak during the betrothal ceremony with her new boyfriend Hamid, and a tragic accident occurs. In the aftermath, Mahnaz will be forced to confront betrayal and loss, and to embark on a quest for justice.

Woman and Child

2025

Law of Tehran poster
7.2

Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and games, and his patience has come to run thin. While searching for the infamous drug baron Nasser Khakzad, he and his colleague Hamid scour the streets of Tehran, turning an overcrowded prison on its head. With his rough and dubious approach, Samad finally manages to find the criminal’s whereabouts – but things do not quite go according to plan...

Law of Tehran

2019

Life and a Day poster
7.9

Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.

Life and a Day

2016

No artwork available
NR

A family is preparing a wedding for one of their family members, and despite having many material problems and having a father in hospital, they are planning to buy coins. To give their families their return as a wedding gift in order to preserve honor in front of the bride's family ...

Ceremony

2012

Blockage poster
5.8

Qasem is a roadblock employee at the municipality, trying to improve his life while facing problems with his wife Narges.

Blockage

2017

Behind the camera

Leila's Brothers poster
7.6

At the age of 40, Leila has spent her entire life caring for her parents and four brothers. A family that is constantly arguing and under pressure from various debts in the face of sanctions against Iran. While her brothers are struggling to make ends meet, Leila makes a plan.

Leila's Brothers

2022

Leila's Brothers poster
7.6

At the age of 40, Leila has spent her entire life caring for her parents and four brothers. A family that is constantly arguing and under pressure from various debts in the face of sanctions against Iran. While her brothers are struggling to make ends meet, Leila makes a plan.

Leila's Brothers

2022

Leila's Brothers poster
7.6

At the age of 40, Leila has spent her entire life caring for her parents and four brothers. A family that is constantly arguing and under pressure from various debts in the face of sanctions against Iran. While her brothers are struggling to make ends meet, Leila makes a plan.

Leila's Brothers

2022

Woman and Child poster
5.4

Mahnaz, a 40-year-old widowed nurse, struggles with her rebellious son, Aliyar, who has been suspended from school. Family tensions reach a peak during the betrothal ceremony with her new boyfriend Hamid, and a tragic accident occurs. In the aftermath, Mahnaz will be forced to confront betrayal and loss, and to embark on a quest for justice.

Woman and Child

2025

Woman and Child poster
5.4

Mahnaz, a 40-year-old widowed nurse, struggles with her rebellious son, Aliyar, who has been suspended from school. Family tensions reach a peak during the betrothal ceremony with her new boyfriend Hamid, and a tragic accident occurs. In the aftermath, Mahnaz will be forced to confront betrayal and loss, and to embark on a quest for justice.

Woman and Child

2025

Woman and Child poster
5.4

Mahnaz, a 40-year-old widowed nurse, struggles with her rebellious son, Aliyar, who has been suspended from school. Family tensions reach a peak during the betrothal ceremony with her new boyfriend Hamid, and a tragic accident occurs. In the aftermath, Mahnaz will be forced to confront betrayal and loss, and to embark on a quest for justice.

Woman and Child

2025

Law of Tehran poster
7.2

Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and games, and his patience has come to run thin. While searching for the infamous drug baron Nasser Khakzad, he and his colleague Hamid scour the streets of Tehran, turning an overcrowded prison on its head. With his rough and dubious approach, Samad finally manages to find the criminal’s whereabouts – but things do not quite go according to plan...

Law of Tehran

2019

Law of Tehran poster
7.2

Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and games, and his patience has come to run thin. While searching for the infamous drug baron Nasser Khakzad, he and his colleague Hamid scour the streets of Tehran, turning an overcrowded prison on its head. With his rough and dubious approach, Samad finally manages to find the criminal’s whereabouts – but things do not quite go according to plan...

Law of Tehran

2019

Life and a Day poster
7.9

Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.

Life and a Day

2016

Life and a Day poster
7.9

Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.

Life and a Day

2016

No artwork available
NR

A family is preparing a wedding for one of their family members, and despite having many material problems and having a father in hospital, they are planning to buy coins. To give their families their return as a wedding gift in order to preserve honor in front of the bride's family ...

Ceremony

2012

No artwork available
NR

A family is preparing a wedding for one of their family members, and despite having many material problems and having a father in hospital, they are planning to buy coins. To give their families their return as a wedding gift in order to preserve honor in front of the bride's family ...

Ceremony

2012

No artwork available
NR

A family is preparing a wedding for one of their family members, and despite having many material problems and having a father in hospital, they are planning to buy coins. To give their families their return as a wedding gift in order to preserve honor in front of the bride's family ...

Ceremony

2012

Blockage poster
5.8

Qasem is a roadblock employee at the municipality, trying to improve his life while facing problems with his wife Narges.

Blockage

2017

The Very Secluded Street poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Very Secluded Street

2012

The Very Secluded Street poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Very Secluded Street

2012

The Very Secluded Street poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Very Secluded Street

2012

No artwork available
NR

A short story by Saeed Roustati on Saturday is about a woman and husband who lives in the house because of the debt of the men and their pursuers who are pursuing until Saturday that the problem is to be solved, but ...

Saturday

2011

No artwork available
NR

A short story by Saeed Roustati on Saturday is about a woman and husband who lives in the house because of the debt of the men and their pursuers who are pursuing until Saturday that the problem is to be solved, but ...

Saturday

2011

No artwork available
NR

A short story by Saeed Roustati on Saturday is about a woman and husband who lives in the house because of the debt of the men and their pursuers who are pursuing until Saturday that the problem is to be solved, but ...

Saturday

2011