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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.
The Song of Sparrows · 2008The Song of Sparrows
★ 7.42008
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 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.
Laleh · 2022Laleh
★ 5.02022
MovieActionDrama
Laleh is a true story of a young woman in post-revolution Iran, struggling against all odds to break through in one of the most male dominated sports worldwide.
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.
Trial on the Street · 2009Trial on the Street
★ 6.32009
MovieDrama
Just a few hours to his wedding, Amir, a lad from the south of Tehran, receives a call from his closest friend Habib who insist on meeting him to speak about an urgent issue. He rushes to Habib's works place and there listens to Habib's devastating claim that his future wife is not the sexually innocent girl he believed. In a mixture of rage and bafflement, he takes the bride to the wedding place and then departs to reveal the truth about her past. At the same time, a guy named Nekooyi, the owner of a broken company gets stabbed by his friend who seems to have an affair with his wife, Nasim. To get to the airport and leave the country they take a taxi, driven by nobody but the guy sought by Amir...
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.
Untaken Paths · 2017Untaken Paths
★ 8.02017
MovieDrama
A young woman in love marries against the wishes of her family. She is challenged when her nascent marriage is thrown into trouble because of the couple's roots in different social strata.
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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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