Ali Asgari (; born 25 July 1982) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and producer.

Life and career

Born in

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, after his 2007 graduation from the

Islamic Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; , ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a Private university, private university system Headquarters, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of university, universities in ...

Asgari went to study cinema in Italy. After directing several shorts, in 2016 he directed a segment of the anthology film ''In the Same Garden''. Asgari made his solo feature film debut in 2017 with '' Disappearance'', which premiered at the

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in the Horizons sidebar and was later screened at the 42nd Toronto Film Festival. In 2022, his film '' Until Tomorrow'' was screened at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. The satirical film '' Terrestrial Verses'' he co-directed with Alireza Khatami was entered into the

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section of the

2023 Cannes Film Festival The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund served as jury president. With the French film ''Anatomy of a Fall'' winning the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, Justine Triet became ...

; upon his return in Iran, Asgari got his passport temporarily confiscated and was banned from directing other films.

Filmography

* '' Disappearance'' (2017) * '' Until Tomorrow'' (2022) * '' Terrestrial Verses'' (2023)
''Higher than Acidic Clouds''
(2024)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asgari, Ali 1982 births Living people Iranian film directors Iranian screenwriters Mass media people from Tehran Iranian film producers Islamic Azad University alumni