Mahnaz Afzali

Directing

Mahnaz Afzali

Known for

Directing

Credits

11 titles

Known for

Suspicion poster
NR

A group of armed men, searching for an important case file, plan to abduct investigating magistrate Kaveh Sohrabi. However, they mistakenly enter the home of his neighbors, Behrouz and his wife Roya. Threatening the couple, the armed men force Behrouz to kidnap Kaveh Sohrabi, making Behrouz the prime suspect in the case.

Suspicion

1992

Passing Through the Mist poster
4.0

a family live in a small village near tehran. the husband who is a teacher tries hardly to build a house on top of a hill. he soon finds out that her wife has a serious problem with kidney that will cause her early death.

Passing Through the Mist

1990

The Red Card poster
6.5

Documentary about the 2002 murder of Iranian football star Nasser Mohammad Khani's wife, the subsequent confession to the crime by his mistress Shahla and her fight to escape the death sentence. (Storyville)

The Red Card

2006

Glasses Love poster
3.0

Jalal who dwells in room 212 of the Golha inn, came to tehran wishing to be a famous and beloved actor. Despite his numerous attempts, he couldn't go further than taking part in minor roles. He desperately decides to commit suicide, for he failed both in his job and in his love life, but he can't even do that. He intends to hire a murderer...

Glasses Love

2000

A Report on a Murder poster
8.0

In the middle of the Islamic revolution of Iran in 1979 Captain Kalali who was in jail because of being a Communist is getting release from the prison. But he is after Keymaram the former leader of them who had betrayed them to kill him. Captain goes to Isfahan and manages to kill him and then after that he meets his wife and children who were away from him for a long time.

A Report on a Murder

1987

The Third Frame poster
NR

Yalda Moayeri Takes a photo of a fellow student in front of the Tehran University during the protests against the raise in fuel price. The film follows the destiny of the photographer, the Shot and the student a dew years later.

The Third Frame

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Film credits

Behind the camera

The Red Card poster
6.5

Documentary about the 2002 murder of Iranian football star Nasser Mohammad Khani's wife, the subsequent confession to the crime by his mistress Shahla and her fight to escape the death sentence. (Storyville)

The Red Card

2006

The Third Frame poster
NR

Yalda Moayeri Takes a photo of a fellow student in front of the Tehran University during the protests against the raise in fuel price. The film follows the destiny of the photographer, the Shot and the student a dew years later.

The Third Frame

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The Ladies' poster
7.7

Filmed in a women's restroom in a park in Tehran, this film offers insights into the lives of women in Iran. The ladies' room enables the women to unveil themselves, both physically and psychologically. In a series of frank and intimate conversations, these women debate everything from drugs and family abuse, to sex, relationships and religion.

The Ladies'

2003

The Ladies' poster
7.7

Filmed in a women's restroom in a park in Tehran, this film offers insights into the lives of women in Iran. The ladies' room enables the women to unveil themselves, both physically and psychologically. In a series of frank and intimate conversations, these women debate everything from drugs and family abuse, to sex, relationships and religion.

The Ladies'

2003

Mother of the Earth poster
NR

This documentary takes a look at Hayedeh Shirzadi and her husband's attempt to put an end to the dumping and burial of urban garbage. Due to their hard work and ingenuity, 100% of the city of Kermanshah's garbage is now recycled and the bio waste is made into organic fertilizers. Shirzadi studied recycling in Germany. She returned to Iran in order to clean up the environment, to stop the destruction of arable land, and to curb air and water pollution.

Mother of the Earth

2017