Sirus Alvand (
Persian: سیروس الوند; born January 31, 1951), also spelled Cyrous Alvand, is an Iranian
director and
screenwriter
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who was born in 1951 in
Tehran,
Iran. He began his career as
film critic and
screenwriter
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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
box office
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hits.
In 1993, he won a
Crystal Simorgh 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
References
External links
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1951 births
Crystal Simorgh for Best Director winners
Living people
Iranian film directors
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