Majid Majidi

Majidi is, to me, one of the great humanists of world cinema. What I admire most is his restraint: he builds entire emotional landscapes out of the smallest objects and the gaze of a child, never lecturing, never manipulating. Films like Children of Heaven prove you do not need spectacle to break a heart. His international acclaim is well earned, but what stays with me is how he finds dignity in poverty and quiet hope in hardship. In an industry addicted to loudness, Majidi's gentle, patient storytelling feels almost radical, and deeply necessary.

Name (English)

Majid Majidi

Name (Japanese)

マジッド・マジディ

Reading

まじっど・まじでぃ

Born

April 17, 1959 (age 67)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

Origin

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / film producer / film actor / actor

• Official sitehttps://www.cinemajidi.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/4idip/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majid%20Majidi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B8%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B8%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81770

Tags

• Tehran Province
• film director
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.