Abbas Kiarostami

Birthday: June 22nd, 1940 Date of Death: July 4th, 2016 Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran

Abbas Kiarostami was a director and scriptwriter who was born in 1940 in Tehran, Iran. He was a famous director and scriptwriter in Iran. His first movies were “The Bread and Alley”, “Breaktime” and “The Traveler”. He was also interested in photography, music, and painting. He has won a lot of awards such as Golden Palm for “Taste of Cherry” from Cannes Film Festival, the Crystal Simorgh of Jury for “Close-Up”. Form his notable activities, “Like Someone in Love”, “Through the Olive Trees” and “Homework” can be named.