Filmmaker in Focus

Filmmaker in Focus: Sohrab Shahid-Saless

The two towers of contemporary Iranian cinema Abbas Kiarostami and Mohsen Makhmalbaf both claim him to be "the filmmaker who most influenced" them. After directing two masterpieces in Iran in the 1970s, he lived in exile in Germany after the Islamic Revolution and passed away two years ago. Two representative works of this legendary filmmaker Sohrab Shahid-Saless will be screened for the first time in Japan.

A Simple Event A Simple Event
Director: Sohrab Shahid-Saless

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Still Life Still Life
Director: Sohrab Shahid-Saless

Introduction