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Turaj Mansuri
Born January 1, 1954 · Tehran, Iran (age 72)
Turaj Mansuri is an Iranian cinematographer, director and producer. He is the current president of the Iranian Society of Cinematographers.
Known For
The Man Who Knew too Much · 1984The Man Who Knew too Much
★ 8.01984
MovieDrama
A young employee named Mehraban who is unhappy with his hard life meets a mysterious old man dressed in black. The old man says he will get Mehraban what he wants on the condition that he make the right use of his opportunities. Mehraban agrees. The old man leaves a newspaper with him dated three months in the future reporting the war between Iran and Iraq. Mehraban makes a lot of money by purchasing essential goods, hoarding them and then selling them later at much higher prices during the war. However he loses his fiancee and breaks with his friends. The mysterious old man appears again. He tells him he has abused his privileged opportunity and not to continue on the wrong path; on their last meeting he tells him he has become a monster and he must either to go back to his former life or die. The fear of death causes Mehraban to donate his illegitimate funds to charities and return to his honorable life.
Eye of the Hurricane · 1989Eye of the Hurricane
★ 7.01989
MovieHistoryWar
During the Second World War and the occupation of Iran by the Allied army, Dr. Rastan goes to Ih Qashqai to treat his sister's husband. There, he is introduced to Amir Houshang, the elders of the tribal elders, and Ghobad's rebels. He returns to Shiraz. His younger brother, Ali, has been thrown into the city, and ...
The Music Man · 2007The Music Man
★ 6.92007
MovieMusicDrama
Ali is son of a well-off family who plays the santoor (an Iranian instrument) and has earned some reputation through his concerts and teaching music but is rejected by his family because of this profession, which they despise. He falls for one of his music students but after a short blissful period, life doesn't treat him as well as before and also his addiction agonizes him in his numbered days before redemption.
Facing Mirrors · 2012Facing Mirrors
★ 6.12012
MovieDrama
Rana has chosen a path in order to support her family, while Adineh (Eddie) has fled his home and city to escape his complicated situation as a transsexual man prevented from living as his true self by his family. They find themselves on the same journey and caused to know each other in a better way.
Moses The Kalimullah: At Dawn · 2025Moses The Kalimullah: At Dawn
★ 6.52025
MovieHistoryDrama
A Pharaoh dreams of a future conqueror who will threaten his rule. As persecution begins, Moses is born secretly and rescued from Infanticide. Raised under divine guidance, he matures to confront tyranny and lead his people toward liberation.
Private · 2010Private
2010
MovieDrama
Our city has become that much big that none of the many highways are enough to make our ways shorter. At the end of each way, we have already forgotten our everyday preoccupations. We have gradually forgotten how to see the hidden pains before…
The Song of Sparrows · 2008The 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 Guidance Patrol · 2012The Guidance Patrol
★ 5.52012
MovieDramaComedy
Three urban working poor young men who impersonate crew of a Guidance Patrol to earn money.
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The Guidance Patrol · 2012The Guidance Patrol
★ 5.52012
MovieDramaComedy
Three urban working poor young men who impersonate crew of a Guidance Patrol to earn money.
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