Rakhshan Bani Etemad

Film director

1954 –

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Who is Rakhshan Bani Etemad?

Rakhshān Bani-E'temād is an internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter. She is widely considered Iran's premier female director, and her films have been praised at international festivals as well as being remarkably popular with Iranian critics and audiences. Her title as “First Lady of Iranian Cinema” is not only a reference to her prominence as a filmmaker, but it also connotes her social role of merging politics and family in her work.

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Born
Apr 3, 1954
Tehran
Also known as
  • Rakhshan Banietemad
  • رخشان بنی اعتماد
  • Rakhshān Bani-E'temād
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • Iran
Profession
Education
  • University of Tehran
Lived in
  • Tehran

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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