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My Take
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 Index Award and continued public voice tell 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.
Overview
Bahman Ghobadi (Persian: بهمن قبادی; Kurdish: بههمهن قوبادی, romanized: Behmen Qubadî; born February 1, 1969) is an Iranian Kurdish film director, producer and writer. He belongs to the "new wave" of Iranian cinema.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Baneh, Kurdistan Province, Iran
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / actor / screenwriter / film actor / photographer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Awards & achievements
- 2006 Index Award
- 2018 Annual award ACFK
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.