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Ebrahim Golestan
Director 1922 - 2023

Ebrahim Golestan

Shiraz, Iran

Ebrahim Golestan (Taghavi Shirazi) (also spelt Ibrahim Golestan, Persian: ابراهیم گلستان‎‎), (born October 19, 1922 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian filmmaker and literary figure with a career spanning half a century. He has lived in Sussex, United Kingdom, since 1975. He was... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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2 titles
Khesht va Ayeneh

Khesht va Ayeneh

Ebrahim Golestan 1966 2h 11m

Hashem is a cab driver who finds an infant child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young woman. Hashem and his girlfriend, Taji, try to cope with this unwanted child. Hashem insists on getting rid of the child, Taji on keeping him.

Ganjine-haye gohar

Ganjine-haye gohar

Ebrahim Golestan 1965 15m

The Crown Jewels of Iran is a 1965 film commissioned and then banned by the Shah’s cultural ministry, featuring dazzling edits and camera movements and a charged narration assaulting economic disparities.

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