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Houchang Allahyari

Born January 1, 1941 · Tehran, Iran (age 85)

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Known For

Fear of HeightsFear of Heights · 1994
Fear of Heights
★ 5.41994
MovieDrama
An unusual love story between a farmer from a small village and a 25-year-old recently released prisoner from Vienna. First he wins the acceptance and sympathy of the villagers before his past catches up with him.
MeatgrinderMeatgrinder · 1990
Meatgrinder
★ 4.81990
MovieThrillerDrama
The film tells the story of three young men who land in an Austrian prison for various reasons. They have been sentenced for minor misdemeanors and are confronted by the prisons merciless subculture.
Ene mene muh – und tot bist duEne mene muh – und tot bist du · 2001
Ene mene muh – und tot bist du
★ 3.82001
MovieComedyCrime
A small retirement home on the edge of Vienna where the city's oldest residents live. Patients over the age of 100 begin to die under mysterious circumstances. The police's secret investigation concentrates on the nursing staff at first. But the new medical director, Dr. Klein, discovers that one of the patients is the culprit.
Pasolini Directs His DeathPasolini Directs His Death · 1985
Pasolini Directs His Death
★ 10.01985
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Psychoanalytic study of the artist and social critic, Pier Paolo Pasolini.
BorderlineBorderline · 1988
Borderline
★ 10.01988
MovieDrama
Story about a young pianist accused of murdering his teacher who slowly comes to believe the accusation due to guilt feelings, ultimately retreating into a fantasy world.
The GuestThe Guest · 2019
The Guest
★ 2.02019
Movie
As a young stranger enters the life of a rich but emotionally paralyzed family, everything changes.
Born in AbsurdistanBorn in Absurdistan · 1999
Born in Absurdistan
★ 5.21999
MovieComedy
It all begins with a mistake, an error with serious consequences: in a hospital the new-born babies of an Austrian couple and a Turkish family of immigrant workers are mixed up and go home with the wrong parents. By the time the mistake comes to light, it emerges that the Turkish family, including the baby, has been deported. The despairing Austrian couple begins a confusing odyssey through Turkey in order to track down the unsuspecting family to their native village. But they are not at all convinced that the babies have been mixed up. It is decided that the only way to know for sure is to have a blood test done. It is decided that the blood work is done in Vienna due to the better medical resources, but that will be far from simple. It will involve an illegal smuggling of the Turks across the Austrian border.
The Last DanceThe Last Dance · 2014
The Last Dance
★ 3.72014
MovieDramaRomance
One morning police storms into the house, where Karl lives with his mother to arrest the young man. Whatever the charge is, it seems to be something nobody has the slightest understanding for. Months before: Karl is working in a hospital. He is fascinated by a strong willed old lady, A friendship develops with this patient becoming more and more romantic. One night the two of them get closer, closer than allowed.

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Born in AbsurdistanBorn in Absurdistan · 1999
Born in Absurdistan
★ 5.21999
MovieComedy
It all begins with a mistake, an error with serious consequences: in a hospital the new-born babies of an Austrian couple and a Turkish family of immigrant workers are mixed up and go home with the wrong parents. By the time the mistake comes to light, it emerges that the Turkish family, including the baby, has been deported. The despairing Austrian couple begins a confusing odyssey through Turkey in order to track down the unsuspecting family to their native village. But they are not at all convinced that the babies have been mixed up. It is decided that the only way to know for sure is to have a blood test done. It is decided that the blood work is done in Vienna due to the better medical resources, but that will be far from simple. It will involve an illegal smuggling of the Turks across the Austrian border.

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