FILM DIRECTOR

Rakhshān Banietemad

1954 - Today

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Rakhshān Banietemad (Persian: رخشان بنی‌اعتماد; born April 3, 1954, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Her title as the "First Lady of Iranian Cinema" references her prominence as a filmmaker and connotes her social role of merging politics and family in her work. Her signature style focuses on a character representing a part of society to explore while remaining objectively neutral. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rakhshān Banietemad has received more than 48,541 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rakhshān Banietemad is the 1,618th most popular film director, the 451st most popular biography from Iran and the 13th most popular Iranian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 1,618 out of 2,041Before her are John Singleton, John Hillcoat, Rick Rosenthal, Baran bo Odar, Adam Shankman, and Fernando León de Aranoa. After her are Rory Kennedy, Robert Duncan McNeill, Karan Johar, Matthew Barney, Alex Kurtzman, and John R. Leonetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 586Before her are Isidore Mvouba, Freddie Prinze, Jutta Kirst, Noureddine Kourichi, Jerry Mateparae, and Ken Wahl. After her are V. K. Sasikala, Vakhtang Blagidze, Mike Hagerty, Costică Dafinoiu, Kimmy Robertson, and Karl Schnabl.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 451 out of 631Before her are Shohreh (1959), Cumrun Vafa (1960), Quli Qutb Shah (1470), Kayhan Kalhor (1963), Parviz Davoodi (1952), and Ali Mirzaei (1929). After her are Iraj Danaeifard (1951), Hamed Haddadi (1985), Ali Divandari (1957), Jasmin Tabatabai (1967), Karim Ansarifard (1990), and Zar Amir Ebrahimi (1981).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran

Among film directors born in Iran, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 13Before her are Majid Majidi (1959), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Ali Hatami (1944), Hossein Shahabi (1967), and Bahman Ghobadi (1969). After her are Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), Ali Abbasi (1981), Samira Makhmalbaf (1980), and Hossein Rajabian (1984).

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