Manijeh Hekmat facts for kids
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Manijeh Hekmat
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| Born | 23 March 1962 Arak, Iran
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| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Manijeh Hekmat (Persian: منیژه حکمت) was born on March 23, 1962, in Arak, Iran. She is a talented Iranian film director.
Manijeh started her career in filmmaking in 1980. She worked as an assistant director and also helped design the sets and look of films, which is called a production designer. She worked on more than 25 movies in these roles.
Her first movie as a director was Women's Prison (Zendān-e Zanān), which came out in 2002. This film was very popular and was shown at over 80 film festivals around the world. It also won seven awards!
In 2007, Manijeh Hekmat directed her second movie, Three Women (Seh Zan). She has also produced five other well-known films. These include The Girl in the Sneakers and A Bunch of Grass. A Bunch of Grass was a German film made in the Iranian Kurdistan region.
In her 2018 movie, The Old Road, Manijeh Hekmat explored important social issues.
Manijeh Hekmat is married to another film director, Jamshid Ahangarani. Their daughter, Pegah Ahangarani, is also a film actress.
Manijeh Hekmat's Films
Manijeh Hekmat has worked on many films as a director, writer, or producer. Here are some of her notable works:
- 2002: Women's Prison (Zendān-e Zanān): She was the writer, director, and producer for this film.
- 2004: The Wall: She directed this movie.
- 2008: Three Women (Seh Zan): She directed and produced this film.
- 2009: Sedaha: She worked as a producer.
- 2010: Poopak and Mash Mashallah (Poopak va Mash Mashallah): She was the producer.
- 2011: No Men Allowed: She was an executive producer.
- 2014: City of Mice 2 (Shahr-e Mushha 2): She was the producer.
- 2015: The Gap: She worked as a producer.
- 2018: The Old Road: She was both the director and producer.
- 2020: There Are Things You Don't Know (Chiz-haie hast keh nemidani): She was the producer.
- 2020: Bandar Band: She was the director and producer.
More About Manijeh Hekmat
You can find more information about Manijeh Hekmat online:
- Some photographs of Ms Manijeh Hekmat at Getty Images: [1].
- Manijeh Hekmat at IMDb.
- Manijeh Hekmat, Dubai International Film Festival, [2].
- Alissa Simon, Manijeh Hekmat and Women's Prison, Senses of Cinema, October 2002, [3].
- Women's Prison: a film by Manijeh Hekmat - Iran, 2002 (106 minutes), The Global Film Initiative, [4].
- Sinā Saa'di, Prisoner and Prison Officer both Victims (Zendāni va Zendānbān har do Ghorbāni), in Persian, BBC Persian, 7 September 2002, [5].
- Alissa Simon, Three Women - Seh Zan (Iran), Variety, Festival Reviews, Wednesday, February 20, 2008, [6].
- 3 Women - Se Zan, Afi Fest, October 30 - November 9, 2008, [7].
See also
In Spanish: Manijeh Hekmat para niños
