Taraneh Alidoosti

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Taraneh Alidoosti

Born January 12, 1984 · Tehran, Iran (age 42)

Taraneh Alidoosti is an Iranian actress of theatre and cinema and also a translator who was born in 1984 in Tehran, Iran. She has been featured for the first time in the movie "I'm Taraneh, 15" by Rassoul Sadr Ameli, and this movie can be considered as a turning point in her career. She won the Crystal Simorgh Award for Best First Role Actress from Fajr Festival for this movie. Her other cinematic…

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The SalesmanThe Salesman · 2016
The Salesman
★ 7.32016
MovieDramaThriller
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
Leila's BrothersLeila's Brothers · 2022
Leila's Brothers
★ 7.62022
MovieDrama
At the age of 40, Leila has spent her entire life caring for her parents and four brothers. A family that is constantly arguing and under pressure from various debts in the face of sanctions against Iran. While her brothers are struggling to make ends meet, Leila makes a plan.
About EllyAbout Elly · 2009
About Elly
★ 7.52009
MovieDrama
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
WedlockWedlock · 2014
Wedlock
★ 6.02014
MovieDrama
The renovation of a rambling family homestead becomes a metaphor for an unexpected assault on traditional family values when a newly married twenty-something brings her architect husband to draw up the plans for her aunt and uncle’s rehab job.
SubtractionSubtraction · 2022
Subtraction
★ 6.62022
MovieDramaThriller
After a confusing interaction in downtown Tehran, a married couple seems to have found their doppelgängers.
Beautiful CityBeautiful City · 2004
Beautiful City
★ 7.72004
MovieDrama
Akbar, 18, has been held in a rehabilitation centre for committing murder at the age of sixteen. Now, Akbar is transferred to prison to await the day of his execution. A’la, a friend of Akbar, tries desperately to gain the consent of Akbar’s plaintiff so as to stop the execution.
Whatever God WantsWhatever God Wants · 2010
Whatever God Wants
★ 1.02010
MovieComedy
Vandad is notice about his father's death so he comes to Kish. In the same time Parmida is noticed about her mother death so she comes to Kish, too. But they understand that they are in the same boat.
Absolute RestAbsolute Rest · 2015
Absolute Rest
★ 5.42015
MovieDrama
A divorced woman leaves Damghan with her child to live and work in Tehran but her ex-husband does everything in his capability to force her to go back.

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Taraneh: A DocumentaryTaraneh: A Documentary · 2025
Taraneh: A Documentary
★ 8.72025
MovieDocumentary
Nearly three years have passed since the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests in Iran. Many who took part in the 2022 (1401) demonstrations paid a heavy price: some were killed, many were permanently injured, others were sentenced to long prison terms, and many lost their jobs. Among the well-known figures who supported the protests was Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s most prominent film actresses. After she posted an unveiled photo of herself and later protested the execution of Mohsen Shekari, she was imprisoned. Following her release, she became ill and remained out of the public eye for some time. Alidoosti has also been banned from acting in cinema. For the first time, in the documentary Taraneh, produced by Pegah Ahangarani, Alidoosti speaks about her decision to join the protest movement after the killing of Mahsa Amini. She talks about the day she was arrested at home in front of her little daughter and about the loss of her skin due to an autoimmune disease.

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