Sirus Alvand (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: سیروس الوند; born January 31, 1951), also spelled Cyrous Alvand, is an Iranian

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

and

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who was born in 1951 in

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. He began his career as

film critic Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: Academic criticism by film scholars, who study the composition of film theory and publish their findin ...

and

and directed his debut film ''Sanjar'' in 1971. He is among filmmakers of pre-Revolution era who are still working. Some of his films were among

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hits. In 1993, he won a

Crystal Simorgh The Crystal Simorgh () is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival. It is awarded in several categories of International Competition as well as Iranian Cinema Competition. The award's name comes from ...

for best director in the 11th Fajr International Film Festival.

Films

* ''Outcry under the Water'', 1977 * ''Stemming from Blood'', 1983 * ''Cargo'', 1987 * ''Once and for All'', 1992 * ''The Face'', 1995 * ''The Corrupted Hands'', 1999 * ''The Intruder'', 2001 * ''Porteghal Khoni'', 2010

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* 1951 births Crystal Simorgh for Best Director winners Living people Iranian film directors {{Iran-film-director-stub