Leila Hatami

Acting

Leila Hatami

Born October 2, 1972 · Tehran, Iran (age 54)

Leila Hatami (Persian: لیلا حاتمی) (born 1 October 1972) is an Iranian actress. Regarded as amongst the finest actresses of Iranian cinema and one of the most prominent performers in the 21st century, she is recognized for her realistic acting in drama films; gaining international fame for her role as Simin in Academy Award-winning film A Separation (2011), for which she received the Silver Bear f…

Known For

A SeparationA Separation · 2011
A Separation
★ 7.92011
MovieDrama
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
LeilaLeila · 1999
Leila
★ 7.51999
MovieDramaRomance
This film tells the story of a semi modern Iranian couple, who are trying to fight the old beliefs and old generation. This is a failing battle because the man is not strong enough.
ShirinShirin · 2009
Shirin
★ 6.22009
MovieDrama
A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and Shirin, a Persian poem from the twelfth century, put on stage by Kiarostami. The development of the text -- long a favorite in Persia and the Middle East -- remains invisible to the viewer of the film, the whole story is told by the faces of the women watching the show.
PigPig · 2018
Pig
★ 5.72018
MovieDramaComedy
A serial killer is going around killing Iran's most beloved filmmakers. Hasan, a blacklisted filmmaker himself, is depressed and wonders: why isn't he being targeted?
The Old BachelorThe Old Bachelor · 2025
The Old Bachelor
★ 6.32025
MovieDramaThriller
In an Iran weighed down by a struggling economy, two middle-aged brothers live with their bullying father. A man prone to rages and driven by chauvinism, the father’s abusiveness found his second wife leaving him. Now he picks on his eldest son, while the younger sibling fantasises about ways to kill his father. When the man rents out the flat above to a young woman, with intentions of marrying her, the woman’s attraction to the older son slowly pushes this profoundly damaged family to breaking point.
The Killer and the SavageThe Killer and the Savage · 2025
The Killer and the Savage
2025
MovieDramaThriller
Ziba is getting ready for her daughter's wedding when she's abducted by a feared gang. She tries to escape but does not have much time, as her daughter is on her way to the location, unaware of what awaits.
We Are All TogetherWe Are All Together · 2019
We Are All Together
★ 3.42019
MovieComedy
The adventure of a plane crash with passengers who have different secrets; the secrets that are not supposed to remain hidden forever...
Beloved SkyBeloved Sky · 2011
Beloved Sky
★ 2.52011
MovieDrama
A young doctor whose name Shayan is got cancer. He decides to commit suicide but in the last moments something is happening that lead him to a remote village.

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Hezar DastanHezar Dastan · 1988
Hezar Dastan
★ 7.21988
SeriesDramaHistory
Hezar-Dastan was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most important and most influential works of art in the history of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. The production of the show took almost 8 years, starting in 1979 and ending in 1987, during which Hatami established a large set to represent Tehran in both Qajar dynasty and World War II, retroactively creating Iran's first movie studio and backlot (named Ghazali Cinema Town). The show tells the story of Reza Khoshnevis (also known as Reza Tofangchi), and his life and entanglement with corruption in government, and trying to correct it using not conventional means. The story is split into two section and it features Iran during the turbulent times of the latter days of Qajar Dynasty and during the events of World War II and Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.

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