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Hossein Rajabian

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Hossein Rajabian (Persian: حسین رجبیان; born 5 July 1984) is an Iranian filmmaker, writer and photographer who was imprisoned as a political prisoner in 2015 on charges related to his filmmaking. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hossein Rajabian has received more than 37,311 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2019). Hossein Rajabian is the 2,011th most popular film director (down from 1,788th in 2019), the 601st most popular biography from Iran (down from 498th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Iranian Film Director.

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  • 27.26

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  • 16

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  • 3.07

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  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Hossein Rajabian has had the most page views in the with 7,956 views, followed by English (3,638), and French (971). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (231.17%), Egyptian Arabic (63.11%), and Latin (49.13%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hossein Rajabian ranks 2,011 out of 2,041. Before him are Josh Cooley, Vishal Bhardwaj, Kalpana Lajmi, Raghava Lawrence, Jonathan Levine, and Kabir Khan. After him are Deeyah Khan, Amanda Kernell, Mason Ewing, Lena Waithe, Drew Pearce, and Benh Zeitlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Hossein Rajabian ranks 1,101. Before him are Thomas Vanek, Han Soon-chul, Shayne Ward, Martin Compston, Tomasz Marczyński, and Zhang Hao. After him are Emmanuel Callender, Renat Yanbayev, Marina Karpunina, Andrejs Perepļotkins, Miguel Ángel Rubiano, and Márcio Araújo.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Hossein Rajabian ranks 601 out of 631. Before him are Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri (1989), Hassan Roudbarian (1978), Sabah Shariati (1989), Ali Latifi (1976), Hassan Rahimi (1989), and Vahid Talebloo (1982). After him are Ahmad Alenemeh (1982), Daniel Arzani (1999), Mehrdad Pooladi (1987), Hossein Mahini (1986), Omid Norouzi (1986), and Omid Alishah (1992).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran

Among film directors born in Iran, Hossein Rajabian ranks 17. Before him are Hossein Shahabi (1967), Bahman Ghobadi (1969), Rakhshān Banietemad (1954), Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), Ali Abbasi (1981), and Samira Makhmalbaf (1980).

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Filmography

The Upside down Triangle A Film By Hossein Rajabian
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A film about the right to divorce for women in Iran. The Upside-down Triangle is the first feature film by Iranian independent filmmaker Hossein Rajabian. The black-and-white film has been shot and directed by Rajabian – who has been involved in photography for years – using digital cinema technology. The shooting of the film kicked off in mid-February 2013 and came to an end in early May 2013. Snowfall in Central Alborz in northern Iran and [problems associated with] local arrangements are to blame for the prolongation of the shooting
May 18o 201610 / 10
Navigation
Director
“Navigation” is the name of a documentary film directed by Hossein Rajabian, the Iranian filmmaker.It was produced for an anthropological NGO in the Middle East, but was never released due to censorship in Iran.The movie is about a group of children between eight and twelve years of age who had not left their village before the production of the work in 2005. They had not even gone to nearby villages because of the impassibility of the roads in their place of residence. However, one day, their teacher decides to take them to the sea. Their trip accidentally coincides with the travel of Anousheh Ansari, the first female Iranian astronaut, to space. The movie simultaneously narrates both events.
Jan 18o 200510 / 10
To Revolution Square
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“To Revolution Square” is the name of a documentary short film directed by Hossein Rajabian, the Iranian filmmaker. It portrays the commute of the common people in the Iranian capital city of Tehran who have to take the bus to go " to Revolution Square " on a daily basis. During the movie, people come to listen to strange radio news while they are on the bus. However, they are extremely dispassionate and do not show any special reaction to the unbelievable reports.
Aug 17o 200710 / 10