Peyman Ghasemkhani

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Peyman Ghasemkhani

Born January 20, 1966 · Tehran, Iran (age 60)

The established screenwriter and actor Peyman Ghasemkhani (پیمان قاسم خانی) was born on 20 January 1966 and graduated from Ahvaz University in 1985. In his career as a screenwriter for film and television, Peyman Ghasemkhani mostly worked with Mehran Modiri (e.g. 'Marde Hezar Chehreh (2008) and 'Baghe Mozaffar (2005-2007)), but also delivered the script for Kamal Tabrizi's 'Marmoulak (2003) and Sa…

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The LizardThe Lizard · 2004
The Lizard
★ 7.42004
MovieActionComedy
The satirical commentary on clergymen in post-revolutionary Iran. While in prison, petty criminal Reza (Parviz Parastui) comes across a clergyman, sparking a plan for escape. Reza dons his new acquaintance's clerical robes and makes a bid for freedom. He soon learns that being a clergyman brings little respect from the public. Reza travels to the outlying villages, from where he plots to escape the country. However, his plans must be put on hold when the villagers accept him into their community and expect him to perform religious duties. Will Reza's prison break transform him into an unlikely pillar of the community?
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.
Highway DeerHighway Deer · 2025
Highway Deer
★ 1.32025
MovieDrama
Abbas, a motorcycle courier driver for a fastfood restaurant, accidentally follows the car of a famous blogger. The blogger thinks Abbas is a thug; The simple event turns into an accident and all this happens while her phone is recording a live online session. After the live goes viral, a series of events, shake up everyone's life.
The Good, the Bad & the Corny 2: Secret ArmyThe Good, the Bad & the Corny 2: Secret Army · 2020
The Good, the Bad & the Corny 2: Secret Army
★ 3.82020
MovieComedy
A counter-revolutionary group led by Dr. Madani and under the supervision of Donald Trump will send a mission to Farbod in Iran as a film crew. There, Pejman Jamshidi and Sam Derakhshani are selected as actors in the film Secret Army. Farbod tries to carry out the operation, but Pejman and Sam destroy almost everything and…
No Men AllowedNo Men Allowed · 2011
No Men Allowed
★ 6.12011
MovieComedyDrama
In order to prepare her best and brightest for the upcoming chemistry Olympiad, strict, conservative headmistress Ms. Darabi is forced to break her lifelong rule of not allowing male teachers in the school and reluctantly hires the bumbling Mr. Jebeli. Little does she know though that several of her students, led by the self-assured Paria, have a plan to get her to fall in love with him. 'No Men Allowed' is a hilarious, rollicking romcom, chock-full of witty dialogue and zany antics that will have you coming back time and time again!
Barareh NightsBarareh Nights · 2005
Barareh Nights
2005
MovieComedy
Set in late 40s in Iran, a politically exiled man meets strange rural people with weird actions and accents in a village called Barareh.
Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg · 2010
Saint Petersburg
★ 5.62010
MovieAdventureComedy
A newly released prisoner and an ostensibly rich youth become aware of the place of Tsar's long lost treasure by a twist of fate.
The Good, the Bad & the CornyThe Good, the Bad & the Corny · 2017
The Good, the Bad & the Corny
★ 5.02017
MovieComedy
An artistic director is put under pressure by a wealthy investor to make a police movie featuring two commercial actors. The director believes they are the worst choices for the film but in order to prepare them for the roles he enlists the help of a police officer.

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Barareh NightsBarareh Nights · 2005
Barareh Nights
★ 6.22005
SeriesComedyFamily
The show stars Mehran Modiri, as Shir Farhad, the son of Lower Barare's khan, or leader. He lives with his sister, Saharnaz; mother, Shadone; and father, Salar Khan. The show begins when a journalist, Kiyanush, from Tehran is arrested for writing an article criticizing the government, escapes capture, and then is bitten by a snake. Shir Farhad finds him collapsed and brings him to the village of Barare, nurtures him to health, and gradually introduces him to the town and the other characters in the show, such as the families of Upper and Lower Barare's Khans, as well as the flamboyant village poet, Baguri, and village doctor. Later in the series, new characters such as the village gendarme and Upper Barare's Khan's son and daughter, Keivun and Leilun, join the cast. Davune doesn't appear in this.

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