Behnam Jafari

Directing

Behnam Jafari

Born 1951-09-25 · Teheran, Iran

Behnam Jafari (1951-1979), was an Iranian filmmaker and one of the first to join the Cinema-ye Azad movement. He began filmmaking individually before Cinema-ye Azad was even formed. Upon learning about the establishment of Cinema-ye Azad in its early months in 1969, he joined the movement. Throughout the 10-year history of Cinema-ye Azad's activities, he became one of the most recognized and important filmmakers of this movement.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Scream (Vol. 2) poster
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In a satirical collage of Iranian cinema films, the confrontation between FilmFarsi filmmakers and Iranian art cinema ends with the arrest and exile of young amateur filmmakers from professional cinema

Scream (Vol. 2)

1972

Scream (Vol. 2) poster
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In a satirical collage of Iranian cinema films, the confrontation between FilmFarsi filmmakers and Iranian art cinema ends with the arrest and exile of young amateur filmmakers from professional cinema

Scream (Vol. 2)

1972

Scream (Vol. 2) poster
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In a satirical collage of Iranian cinema films, the confrontation between FilmFarsi filmmakers and Iranian art cinema ends with the arrest and exile of young amateur filmmakers from professional cinema

Scream (Vol. 2)

1972

The Day that Mr. J Appeared poster
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A mysterious package arrives for the residents of an apartment without a sender or a recipient. Curiosity quickly spreads among the neighbors.

The Day that Mr. J Appeared

1975

The Day that Mr. J Appeared poster
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A mysterious package arrives for the residents of an apartment without a sender or a recipient. Curiosity quickly spreads among the neighbors.

The Day that Mr. J Appeared

1975

Let Us Live poster
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This film follows the restless lives of two young pickpockets through the labyrinth of seedy streets and shadowy alleyways, in a world where every day ends in triumph or ruin.

Let Us Live

1972

Let Us Live poster
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This film follows the restless lives of two young pickpockets through the labyrinth of seedy streets and shadowy alleyways, in a world where every day ends in triumph or ruin.

Let Us Live

1972

Abandoned Heights poster
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Every day, a young trumpeter plays his trumpet from a high point facing the city and events around him suggest something is happening in society.

Abandoned Heights

1972

Abandoned Heights poster
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Every day, a young trumpeter plays his trumpet from a high point facing the city and events around him suggest something is happening in society.

Abandoned Heights

1972

Tell the Watchmen Not to Let Sleep Deceive poster
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A social portrait of two young lovers that reflects the larger prejudices of society.

Tell the Watchmen Not to Let Sleep Deceive

1970

Tell the Watchmen Not to Let Sleep Deceive poster
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A social portrait of two young lovers that reflects the larger prejudices of society.

Tell the Watchmen Not to Let Sleep Deceive

1970

MirNasir and the Ill-Fated Genie poster
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MirNasir, who thinks that life has finally shown him a bright side by finding a genie, realizes that the genie has been imprisoned inside the glass for too long.

MirNasir and the Ill-Fated Genie

1974

MirNasir and the Ill-Fated Genie poster
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MirNasir, who thinks that life has finally shown him a bright side by finding a genie, realizes that the genie has been imprisoned inside the glass for too long.

MirNasir and the Ill-Fated Genie

1974