Reza Naji

Acting

Reza Naji

Born December 26, 1942 · Tabriz, Iran (age 83)

Reza Naji is an Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Naji started his career in theater when he was a teenager. While serving in the Iranian army, he continued to perform in different roles. His first role in a film goes back to 1997 in Children of Heaven, which proved to be a breakthrough. For playing the role of Ali's father, director Majid Majidi was seeking an actor with an A…

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Children of HeavenChildren of Heaven · 1997
Children of Heaven
7.91997
MovieDramaFamily
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awaits.
The Maiden TowerThe Maiden Tower · 2019
The Maiden Tower
2019
MovieComedyFantasy
Two young people who love each other but cannot be reunited - Tuncay and Aytekin - have an endless love for each other. The reason for their separation is that Aytekin is the daughter of a king, and Tuncay is a simple engraver. Another issue is that Tuncay takes a shaman as his apprentice. As a result of a miracle, Tuncay arrives a thousand years later - in modern Baku and manages to find both the girl he loves and her father. But what has changed in Baku during these thousand years? Will our hero be able to reunite with the woman he loves in conditions that are completely alien to him, in the vortex of time?
BaranBaran · 2001
Baran
7.52001
MovieDramaRomance
On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.
Wind Blows in the MeadowWind Blows in the Meadow · 2009
Wind Blows in the Meadow
3.02009
MovieDrama
Shooka, a spirited, hardworking girl from an Iranian mountain village is to be married in an arranged marriage. Shokrollah, her neighbor with Down syndrome, has been head over heels in love...
The Song of SparrowsThe Song of Sparrows · 2008
The Song of Sparrows
7.52008
MovieDrama
When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his daughter's hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a struggling rural family in Iran. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him - incredibly hectic Tehran, where sudden opportunities for independence, thrill and challenge him. But his honor and honesty, plus traditional authority over his inventive clan, are tested, as he stumbles among vast cultural and economic gaps between his village nestled in the desert, and a throbbing international metropolis.
The RideThe Ride
The Ride
MovieDrama
A young man, with unknown troubles and philosophy of life, hits the streets of Tehran to clear his mind. Soon he finds himself in the role of a taxi driver. As he drives through the city, each person he picks up brings his story, stories that he tries to make sense of in order to understand and make sense of his own life.
Kandaloos GardensKandaloos Gardens · 2004
Kandaloos Gardens
2004
Movie
Kaveh ( Mohammad Reza Foroutan ) and Aban ( Khazar Masoumi ), a young couple who fell in love with the heroes of our story, are foreshadowed by Bijan, Ali and Said looking for them for gardens such as Paradise of Idaho, and in this mysterious journey, we lay in layers Inside love.
Angels Come TogetherAngels Come Together · 2014
Angels Come Together
2014
MovieDrama
Ahmad is a clergy man who has a quiet and lovely life with her wife. However, his life changes when her wife becomes pregnant. Economical pressure causes him to change jobs until he is offered a role in a movie.

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