Manouchehr Mohammadi ( Persian: منوچهر محمدی; born in 1956 in

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) is an Iranian

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. He graduated in

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from

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; began film producing with Hey, Joe! (1988, M. Asgari-Nasab). Founded a production company,

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, along with Seifollah Daad and

Manouchehr Asgari-Nasab Manuchehr, Manuchar, Manuchihr, or Manouchehr ( fa, منوچهر, ''Manūčehr'', Old Persian: Manōčihr, Avestan: Manuščiθra) is a Persian male given name meaning "Heaven's face". It consists of two parts ''Manu (Manou),'' which means "Heaven" ...

. He was the Director of Supervision on Filmmaking in Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (1997-2000).

Partial filmography

* The Singer Cat (co), 1990 * I Love the Earth (co) * The Spouse (co), 1993 * The Survivor (co), 1995 * Traveler of Rey * Under the Moonlight, 2001 * Low Heights, 2002 * The Lizard, 2004

References

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* 1956 births Living people Iranian film producers Producers who won the Audience Choice of Best Film Crystal Simorgh {{Iran-bio-stub