Bahman Ghobadi

Bahman Ghobadi is a filmmaker I hold in genuine reverence. Born in Baneh in Iran's Kurdistan Province, he turned a border existence and a marginalized people into some of the most piercing cinema of Iran's new wave. What moves me is that his work never feels like decoration; it carries the weight of lives lived under hardship and silence. His 2006 Index Award tells me he is an artist who refuses to stop bearing witness. I find directors who film from the margins, rather than looking down at them, far more essential than the festival circuit usually admits, and he is exactly that.

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Name (English)

Bahman Ghobadi

Name (Japanese)

バフマン・ゴバディ

Reading

ばふまん・ごばでぃ

Born

February 1, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

Baneh, Kurdistan Province, Iran

Occupation

film director / actor / screenwriter / film actor / photographer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

University

University of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting

Awards & achievements

• 2006 Index Award
• 2018 Annual award ACFK

• Official sitehttp://www.mijfilm.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bahman_ghobadi/
• Xhttps://x.com/ArminGhobadi
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahman%20Ghobadi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%95%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%90%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31923

Tags

• Kurdistan Province
• film director
• actor
• screenwriter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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