biography

Rakhshan Banietemad is a director who was born in 1954 in Tehran, Iran. She started her career in cinema and starred as a director in “Kharej az Mahdoodeh” in 1987. She has won a lot of awards such as the Crystal Simorgh of Best Director for “Narges”, Best Script Award and Best Second Role Actress for “The Blue-Veiled”, the Crystal Simorgh of Best Script for “The May Lady” from Fajr Film Festival. Her other activities are “Mainline” and “Tales”.