Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee

Acting

Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee

Born December 29, 1962 · Tehran, Iran (age 63)

Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy (Persian: فرشته صدرعرفایی‎, born 29 December 1962) is an Iranian actress. Her best-known work outside of Iran is probably The Circle, which has won several awards including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2000, but is banned in Iran.

Known For

A HeroA Hero · 2021
A Hero
★ 7.32021
MovieDrama
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned. Is he truly a hero?
Woman and ChildWoman and Child · 2025
Woman and Child
★ 5.42025
MovieDrama
Mahnaz, a 40-year-old widowed nurse, struggles with her rebellious son, Aliyar, who has been suspended from school. Family tensions reach a peak during the betrothal ceremony with her new boyfriend Hamid, and a tragic accident occurs. In the aftermath, Mahnaz will be forced to confront betrayal and loss, and to embark on a quest for justice.
The CircleThe Circle · 2000
The Circle
★ 7.02000
MovieDrama
Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.
The White BalloonThe White Balloon · 1995
The White Balloon
★ 7.51995
MovieDramaFamily
Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.
The Painting PoolThe Painting Pool · 2013
The Painting Pool
★ 7.32013
MovieDrama
Maryam (Negar Javaherian) and Reza (Shahab Hosseini) are different from other people, it's not just a simple difference, but a very big difference. They must try to prove to others they have solved the big difference with the miracle of love ...
YaldaYalda · 2020
Yalda
★ 6.22020
MovieDrama
Maryam accidentally killed her husband Nasser and is sentenced to death. The only person who can save her is Mona, Nasser's daughter. All Mona has to do is appear on a TV show and forgive Maryam. But forgiveness proves difficult when they are forced to relive the past.
GoodbyeGoodbye · 2011
Goodbye
★ 6.32011
MovieDrama
Story of a young lawyer in Tehran in search of a visa to leave the country, which is what Mohammad Rasoulof did during the winter of 2010/11.
Border CaféBorder Café · 2005
Border Café
★ 5.72005
MovieDrama
A young widow takes over her late husband’s truck stop café, keeping hidden in the kitchen so as not to cause a scandal in Iran’s conservative society. But her brother-in-law, out of familial obligation, wants to take her as a wife and also take over the café. Meanwhile a Greek trucker who is a frequent café customer is slowly entranced — at first by her sublime cooking ability, and then by her.

Filmography

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TwentyTwenty · 2009
Twenty
★ 2.02009
Movie
A once thriving reception hall has been reduced to catering to the funeral business and the somber rituals of death. The owner, Soleimani, is a sour, lonely and unloved old man who treats his workers with contempt, inflicting small cruelties whenever possible. Embittered and seeing a psychologist, he decides he will close the business in twenty days, sending his staff, already fighting just to get by, into a state of fear and uncertainty. Like a close-knit family, the staff members endure their daily suffering together. These good-hearted people include an ostracized young widow trying to survive with her daughter; a chef with a paralyzed arm who has a demanding wife; and two young men, working but homeless, who must sleep in the company's truck. Despite Soleimani's indifference to their plight, the people on his staff have retained their hope and humanity. As the threat of closure nears, they work together to save the hall and at the same time attend to each others' emotional needs.