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Ali Mosaffa

Ali Mosaffa

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Quốc tịch: Iran
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Mosaffa was born in Tehran, Iran. His father, Mozaher Mosaffa is a
renowned Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the
University of Tehran (UT). Mosaffa's mother, Amir Banoo Karimi is also
a leading scholar and professor of Persian literature at the University
of Tehran (UT) and the eldest daughter of the legendary Persian poet,
Amiri Firuzkuhi.As a child, Mosaffa discovered his interest in story writing and
english, contributing to his fluency in the language. He is a graduate
of Civil Engineering from the University of Tehran (UT) where he showed
an interest in acting; making his debut in the 1991 film, Omid. Mosaffa
went on to win the prize for best male actor the following year at the
Fajr International Film Festival for his role in Darius Mehrjui's film,
Pari. Mosaffa met his future wife, Iranian actress Leila Hatami on the
set of Dariush Mehrjui's 1996 film, Leila. The two married in 1999 and
have two children, a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter
named Asal (born October 2008).Mosaffa's experience with directing began with the short films,
Incubus, The Neighbor and the documentary feature, Farib-e-She'r or The
Deceit of Poesy. He then went on to direct his first film in 2005 with
Portrait of a Lady Far Away /Sima-ye Zani Dar Doordast, starring Leila
Hatami and Homayoun Ershadi which was awarded the Sutherland Trophy at
the BFI London Film Festival also known as the London Film Festival.
His first feature film subsequently won the hearts of the audience
winning the People's Choice Award at the Chicago International Film
Festival and was nominated for the Crystal Globe at the 2005 Karlovy
Vary International Film Festival. Mosaffa's second film, The Last Step
/Pele ye Akhar, starring Leila Hatami has received acclaim from critics
and audiences worldwide following its international premiere at the
2012 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival which gained Mosaffa the
international critics' FIPRESCI prize for best film and awarded Leila
Hatami with the Crystal Globe for Best Actress for her leading role in
the film.In October 2012, Mosaffa joined Oscar winning director of A Separation,
Asghar Farhadi in Paris; starring alongside Bérénice Bejo and Tahar
Rahim for Farhadi's first foreign language film, "Le Passé" or "The
Past" set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2013.
  • SpousesLeila Hatami(October 1, 1999 - present) (2 children)Leila Hatami(? - present) (2 children)