Directing

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.
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.
RoccoRocco · 2002
Rocco
3.02002
MovieDrama
20-year-old Rocco (Morteza Tavakoli) wants to strike out on his own and break out of his family’s rigid life. Through the friendship of Max (Ronald Rudoll) and Leila (Anna Franziska Srna), who are working on opening a bar, Roccco’s dream of a “normal life” becomes a possibility. But Rocco is equally drawn to the cool appearance of criminal Bobo (Ronald Hein. By the time Rocco realizes what is behind Bobo’s friendly exterior however, his life has already spun out of control.
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.
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.
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.
ScarecrowScarecrow · 2025
Scarecrow
2025
Movie
An encounter between a young musician and a mysterious young woman who “works” as a scarecrow to “silence the birds,” and likes to spend time at the Armenian cemetery to talk with the dead.

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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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