FILM DIRECTOR

Samira Makhmalbaf

1980 - Today

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Samira Makhmalbaf (Persian: سمیرا مخملباف, Samira Makhmalbaaf; , born 15 February 1980) is an Iranian filmmaker and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the film director and writer. Samira Makhmalbaf is considered to be part of the Iranian New Wave. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samira Makhmalbaf has received more than 153,400 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Samira Makhmalbaf is the 1,794th most popular film director (down from 1,582nd in 2019), the 485th most popular biography from Iran (down from 411th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Iranian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Samira Makhmalbaf ranks 1,794 out of 2,041. Before her are Chris Renaud, Gary Trousdale, Darren Lynn Bousman, Aishwarya R. Dhanush, Mark Pellington, and J. C. Chandor. After her are Billy Ray, Stephen Gaghan, Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Webber, Jeff Nathanson, and Carlos Atanes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Samira Makhmalbaf ranks 405. Before her are Tanja Poutiainen, Paulo Assunção, Humberlito Borges, Yuta Tabuse, Mai Aizawa, and Monique Coleman. After her are Gustaph, Vitali Kutuzov, Yaroslav Rybakov, Ryder Hesjedal, Lomana LuaLua, and Jeanette Biedermann.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Samira Makhmalbaf ranks 485 out of 631. Before her are Mohammad Reza Golzar (1977), Saeed Jalili (1965), Shermine Shahrivar (1982), Masoud Shojaei (1984), Behrang Safari (1985), and Alireza Firouzja (2003). After her are Zahra Eshraghi (1964), Mahsa Amini (1999), Alireza Beiranvand (1992), Rahman Rezaei (1975), Abdolmalek Rigi (1979), and Andranik Teymourian (1983).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran

Among film directors born in Iran, Samira Makhmalbaf ranks 16. Before her are Ali Hatami (1944), Hossein Shahabi (1967), Bahman Ghobadi (1969), Rakhshān Banietemad (1954), Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), and Ali Abbasi (1981). After her are Hossein Rajabian (1984).

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