Jafar Panahi (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Jafar Panahi

Looking for reviews of films directed by Jafar Panahi? Cinafilm has a total of 879 reviews across 8 movies directed by Jafar Panahi.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 72%.

Crimson Gold is Jafar Panahi's highest rated movie, with a score of 77% based on 77 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Jafar Panahi is The Year of the Everlasting Storm, with a score of 65% based on 17 reviews.

Director Biography

Jafar Panahi is a representative of Iranian “New Wave.” He is one of the leaders of contemporary Iranian cinema. Panahi’s work, from his first attempts to discuss social issues to his later and braver discussions of taboo topics in Iran are a creative reflection on the nature of cinema and human society, and are imbued with humanity. In 2010, the court in Iran sentenced Jafar Panahi to six years in prison. In addition, according to the sentence, Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years, giving interviews to local and international media outlets, and leaving Iran. Three Faces was his fourth film (after This Is Not a Film, Closed Curtain, and Taxi) shot after his arrest. The director did not attend the premiere due to being banned from leaving Iran. Panahi is a student of Abbas Kiarostami, whose influence is especially clear in Three Faces, reminiscent of such acclaimed masterpieces as The Wind Will Carry Us and Taste of Cherry.

Jafar Panahi has directed films starring Igi, Hadi Saeedi, Zhou Dongyu and Zhang Yu.

Jafar Panahi has collaborated with these film directors: David Lowery, Anthony Chen, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Laura Poitras.