Pouran Derakhshande

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Pouran Derakhshande

Born March 27, 1951 · Kermanshah, Iran (age 75)

Pouran Derakhshande is a director who was born in 1951 in Kermanshah, Iran. Her first experience as a director was a “Relationship” movie. She has won the Honorary Diploma of Best Director and Golden Tablet of Best Movie for “Little Bird of Happiness”. Her other notable activities as a director are “Hush! Girls Don't Scream”, “Eternal Children” and “A Candle in the Wind”.

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Hush! Girls Don't ScreamHush! Girls Don't Scream · 2013
Hush! Girls Don't Scream
★ 6.72013
MovieCrimeDrama
Hours before her scheduled marriage, young bride-to-be Shirin murders a man. The crime is completely unexpected and goes against everything we know of her. We learn that Shirin has had two unsuccessful marriage attempts, and is deeply psychologically troubled. But as the dark secrets in her past are slowly revealed, exposing a childhood of neglect, abuse, and the tragic history of two previous failed marriages, the characters must face their own battles with justice, retribution, and morality.
The Lost TimeThe Lost Time · 1990
The Lost Time
1990
MovieDrama
Dr. Shakibeh Moayyed, a skilled infertility doctor, is unable to have children after ten years of living together with her husband. The two have seen a solution in adopting a girl named Leili; but her husband, a textile design engineer, returns the girl to the orphanage. The girl is given to a wealthy woman.
Passing Through the MistPassing Through the Mist · 1990
Passing Through the Mist
★ 4.01990
MovieDrama
a family live in a small village near tehran. the husband who is a teacher tries hardly to build a house on top of a hill. he soon finds out that her wife has a serious problem with kidney that will cause her early death.
Little Bird of HappinessLittle Bird of Happiness · 1988
Little Bird of Happiness
★ 5.01988
MovieFamily
Malihe, was emotionally impacted of aphasia in childhood is lost and the needs nerve to be reminded of the past seizures. The abused children, the incompatibility of the site and can intensify his aggression, school officials decided to deport him to be deaf, but her request Shafiq, educational specialist, he is given another chance. Ms Shafiq Malihe attract the confidence and power with the help of artificial shock, he returns to his speech.
Under the Smokey RoofUnder the Smokey Roof · 2017
Under the Smokey Roof
★ 4.42017
MovieFamily
Shirin is a woman facing problems in her marriage and with her child. She's trying desperately for a way to connect with her son and her husband.
Love Without FrontiersLove Without Frontiers · 1998
Love Without Frontiers
1998
MovieAction
Dr. Bijan Saber, chief of a hospital in Tehran, sends his son Bobby and American wife Susan to the US for safety when bombing starts. Bobby joins a street gang and is taken hostage when she takes a photo of a gangster committing a murder.
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.
ProfessionalsProfessionals · 2006
Professionals
2006
MovieAction

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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.

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