Payman Maadi
Birthday: 1970-07-30
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography: Peyman Maadi (پیمان معادی) was born in 1970 in New York City to an Iranian couple. His father was a lawyer. Peyman Maadi's family moved back to Iran when he was 5 years old. He graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from Karaj Azad University. Maadi started his film career as a screenwriter in late 2000s. He is the writer of several famous Iranian films. Peyman Maadi started his acting career in Asghar Farhadi's film About Elly (2009). Two years later, he received the Silver Bear award for Best Actor in Leading Role for his performance as Nader in Farhadi's A Separation (2011) from the Berlin International Film Fest.
Movies
A Separation
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving ...
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Aporia
Since losing her husband, Sophie has struggled to manage grief, a full-time job, and parenting her d...
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Opponent
In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refug...
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Hamid's Symphony
Hamid Symphony is a story about the life of Hamid Alidosti, a former Iranian football star. "Hamid S...
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Leila's Brothers
At the age of 40, Leila has spent her entire life caring for her parents and four brothers. A family...
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Camp X-Ray
A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town root...
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Parfum
A Los Angeles luxury real estate agent finds herself in crisis after making a strange discovery duri...
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Arenas
At just 18, Brahim, a promising young footballer, is represented by his agent and cousin Mehdi. He i...
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Melbourne
Amir and Sara are a young couple on their way to Melbourne to continue their studies. However, just ...
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About Elly
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is follo...
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Life and a Day
Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming ea...
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Window Horses
Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran, but s...
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From Iran, a Separation
In March 2012, Iranian movie "A Separation" by Asghar Farhadi, won the Oscar Award for the Best Fore...
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team str...
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Last Knights
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks...
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Bomb: A Love Story
It’s 1988 and, at the height of the Iran-Iraq War, Tehran is bombed relentlessly. The days that pass...
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Suddenly a Tree
Farhad tells the story of his life to a psychiatrist. In the time of the Iran-Iraq War, Farhad is ar...
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Law of Tehran
Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and games, ...
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6 Underground
After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold an...
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Night Shift
Three officers are tasked with escorting an illegal immigrant to Charles de Gaulle airport, where he...
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Walnut Tree
Qader, a bricklayer from Sardasht in Kurdistan Iran whose wife is pregnant with her 4th child, sudde...
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Tales
Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Rakshan Banietemad ends her eight-year hiatus from feature filmmakin...
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Pig
A serial killer is going around killing Iran's most beloved filmmakers. Hasan, a blacklisted filmmak...
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The Test
A soft-spoken immigrant taking a citizen evaluation test and a brilliant young behavioral psychologi...
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Mourning
A violent quarrel breaks out between a couple at midnight. Being at a relative's house in the north ...
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Hard Shell
Leila, a young and talented tightrope walker, was banned from performing by the authorities. Since t...
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Crime 101
When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles ey...
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Woman and Child
Mahnaz, a 40-year-old widowed nurse, struggles with her rebellious son, Aliyar, who has been suspend...
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Enemies
A solitary hitman's new job catches a detective's attention, leading both to discover unexpected sim...
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Oh, What Happy Days!
On the eve of losing her family estate, actress Homa is blackmailed by a government agent with a com...
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Il était une fois... Une séparation
French documentary showing the making of the iranian oscar-winning film A Separation...
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