Reza Naji
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Mohamad Reza Amir Naji (Template:ErrorTemplate:Category handler) is an Iranian theatre, film and TV actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema.
Career
Naji started his career in theater as a teenager. While serving in the Iranian army, he continued to perform. His first film role was Children of Heaven (1997), which proved to be a breakthrough. For the role of Ali's father, director Majid Majidi sought an actor with an Azeri accent, and Naji was carefully selected from a group of 2,500 actors tested for the role.
Since then, he has played various roles in Iranian cinema. Among his most notable performances is Majidi's The Song of Sparrows, for which Naji won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Best Performance by an Actor at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Children of Heaven | Ali's Father | |
| 1998 | Birth of a Butterfly | ||
| 2001 | Baran | Memar | |
| 2002 | Parandeh baz-e kouchak | ||
| 2005 | The Willow Tree | Morteza | |
| 2007 | Sargije | ||
| 2008 | The Song of Sparrows | Karim | Silver Bear, Berlin Film FestivalScript error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 2014 | Harud | Yusuf | Kashmiri film |
| 2014 | Towards Freedom | ||
| 2014 | Teacher | ||
| 2014 | Love is not Closed | ||
| 2018 | We Are All Together | ||
| 2020 | After the Incident | ||
| 2023 | The Crab | Eghbal |
Awards
- 2008: Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear for Best Actor: The Song of Sparrows [2]
- 2008: Best Performance by an Actor at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
References
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- ↑ Iran’s Naji wins more top accolades of world cinema Tehran Times, November 13, 2008.
External links
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