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Masoud Kimiai

Masoud Kimiai

Director · Born July 29, 1941 · Tehran, Iran

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Masoud Kimiai or Masud Kimiaei (Persian: مسعود کیمیایی‎‎, born 29 July 1941 in Tehran) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. Kimiai started his career as an assistant director and made his debut, Come Stranger, in 1968. With his second film, Qeysar (1969), he and Dariush Mehrjui with The film The Cow, caused a historical change in Iranian film industry. But Dariush Mehrjui's film with more artistic values has sustained its level of greatness through history of Iranian cinema. Qeysar became a great success at the box office and opened the way for young, talented filmmakers who never had a chance in the industry before. His films deal with people at the margin of the society with his anti-hero characters that die at the end. Many directors of commercial films imitated his Kaiser/ Qeysar for about 6 years, but in the last decade he focuses on young antagonists. He usually writes his screenplays, using slang dialogs based on ordinary traditional people’s dialect but some Iranians find those dialogues unrealistic and weird. In 1991, he was awarded a prize in 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his Snake Fang. This was not his sole international prize. At the Cairo International Film festival in 1979 he got from the International Catholic Organisation for Cinema (OCIC), the OCIC Prize for his film The Journey of the Stone. The international OCIC jury gave its award to this film because The Journey of the Stone denounced the exploitation of mankind by mankind and called for a more just social order. Crime directed by Kimiai Winner Crystal Simorgh Best Film in Fajr International Film Festival 2011. He has been married 3 times. He was married to the late Iranian pop singer Giti Pashaei until 1991, afterwards he married the Iranian pop singer Googoosh.

Directed 31

2020s

  1. 2023

    Killing a Traitor

    Director

  2. 2020

    Khoon Shod

    Director

2010s

  1. 2017

    Domestic Killer

    Director

  2. 2014

    Metropole

    Director

  3. 2011

    Crime

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Trial on the Street

    Director

  2. 2007

    The Boss

    Director

  3. 2005

    Verdict

    Director

  4. 2004

    Friday's Soldiers

    Director

  5. 2001

    Protest

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    Cry

    Director

  2. 1998

    Mercedes

    Director

  3. 1997

    Soltan

    Director

  4. 1996

    The Feast

    Director

  5. The Trade

    Director

  6. 1993

    The Wolf's Trail

    Director

  7. 1992

    The Sergeant

    Director

  8. 1990

    Snake's Fang

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Lead

    Director

  2. 1987

    The Blade and the Silk

    Director

  3. 1982

    The Red Line

    Director

1970s

  1. 1976

    Ghazal

    Director

  2. The Deer

    Director

  3. The Horse

    Director

  4. 1975

    Oriental Boy

    Director

  5. 1973

    The Soil

    Director

  6. 1972

    Baluch

    Director

  7. 1971

    Dash Akol

    Director

  8. 1970

    Reza, the Motorcyclist

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    Qeysar

    Director

  2. Biganeh Biya

    Director

Wrote 30

2020s

  1. 2023

    Killing a Traitor

    Writer

  2. 2020

    Khoon Shod

    Writer

2010s

  1. 2017

    Domestic Killer

    Writer

  2. 2014

    Metropole

    Writer

  3. 2011

    Crime

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2009

    Trial on the Street

    Writer

  2. 2007

    The Boss

    Writer

  3. 2005

    Verdict

    Writer

  4. 2004

    Friday's Soldiers

    Writer

  5. 2001

    Protest

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Cry

    Writer

  2. 1998

    Mercedes

    Writer

  3. 1997

    Soltan

    Writer

  4. 1996

    The Feast

    Writer

  5. The Trade

    Writer

  6. 1993

    The Wolf's Trail

    Writer

  7. 1990

    Snake's Fang

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Lead

    Writer

  2. 1987

    The Blade and the Silk

    Writer

  3. 1982

    The Red Line

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1976

    Ghazal

    Writer

  2. The Deer

    Writer

  3. The Horse

    Writer

  4. 1975

    Oriental Boy

    Writer

  5. 1973

    The Soil

    Writer

  6. 1972

    Baluch

    Writer

  7. 1971

    Dash Akol

    Screenplay

  8. 1970

    Reza, the Motorcyclist

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1969

    Qeysar

    Writer

  2. Biganeh Biya

    Writer

Produced 8

2010s

  1. 2014

    Metropole

    Producer

2000s

  1. 2007

    The Boss

    Producer

  2. 2005

    Verdict

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1997

    Soltan

    Producer

  2. 1992

    The Sergeant

    Producer

1980s

  1. 1988

    Shirak

    Producer

  2. 1987

    The Blade and the Silk

    Producer

  3. 1982

    The Red Line

    Producer

Edited 5

1990s

  1. 1992

    The Sergeant

    Editor

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Lead

    Editor

  2. 1987

    The Blade and the Silk

    Editor

  3. 1982

    The Red Line

    Editor

1970s

  1. 1971

    Dash Akol

    Editor

Art department 4

1990s

  1. 1999

    Cry

    Art Direction

  2. 1997

    Soltan

    Production Design

  3. 1992

    The Sergeant

    Art Direction

  4. 1990

    Snake's Fang

    Production Design

Acted in 3

2010s

  1. 2017

    The Last Hero

    Movie

  2. 2016

    Cahiers du Film

    as himself

2000s

  1. 2008

    Dead End

    as Himself

Costume and makeup 3

1990s

  1. 1999

    Cry

    Costume Design

  2. 1997

    Soltan

    Costume Design

  3. 1990

    Snake's Fang

    Costume Design

Appearances5

2020s

  1. 2022

    Pure White

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    Mohakate Ghazaleh Alizadeh

    self

  2. 2005

    A Good Time for Tragedy

    Self

1970s

  1. 1979

    First Case, Second Case

    Self

No release date

  1. Fannizadeh

    Himself