Ali Samadi Ahadi (born 9 February 1972 in

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...

, Iran) is an Iranian-German filmmaker and scriptwriter who has directed '' Lost Children'', ''

Salami Aleikum ''Salami Aleikum'' is a 2009 Comedy film by Ali Samadi Ahadi about an Iranian migrant family in Germany who try to cope with life in exile. There are animation parts and some musical videoclips (Iranian music and dance) are included. ''Salami Al ...

'', '' The Green Wave'', etc.

Biography

Ali Samadi Ahadi was born in 1972 in

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. He is an

Iranian Azerbaijani Iranian Azerbaijanis (; az, ایران آذربایجانلیلاری, italics=no ), also known as Iranian Azeris, Iranian Turks, Persian Turks or Persian Azerbaijanis, are Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity who may speak the Azerbaijani lang ...

. During Iran-Iraq War, at the age of 12 he escaped alone from home to avoid being killed in the war. He took his Abitur in

Hannover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

and studied

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and

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in Hannover. He has been working as an independent scriptwriter, director and editor. His documentary ''Africa Mayibuye'' had its premiere at the Filmfestival of Mannheim. His music documentary film ''Culture Clan'' was nominated for the

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2005 at the Montreux film festival. Ali was diagnosed with leukemia in 2015 in Germany. He received the diagnosis after seeking care for "stomach pain" the same year.

Filmography

* 1992: ''Leipziger Allerlei'', Short film (together with Nils Loof and

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) * 1996: ''Geburtstag mit der Omi'', Short film * 1998: ''Goodbye Matze'', Short film * 2003: ''Culture Clan'', documentary * 2005: '' Lost Children'', documentary (together with

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) * 2009: ''

'', Comedy, Social, Romance. mixture with animation * 2010: ''Iran: Elections 2009'', TV-documentary * 2011: ''

The Green Wave (2010 film) ''The Green Wave'' is a 2010 documentary film directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi. It covers the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests and human rights violations in Iran. The film premiered at the 2010 Filmfest Hamburg. Synopsis The film port ...

'', documentary * 2013: ''45 Minutes to Ramallah'' * 2013: ''Pettersson und Findus - Kleiner Quälgeist, große Freundschaft'' (filming) * 2021: ''

Moonbound ''Moonbound'' (German: Peterchens Mondfahrt) is a 2021 computer-animated fantasy adventure film directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi with story by Ahadi and Arne Nolting and based on the 1915 children's book Little Peter's Journey to the Moon by Gerdt v ...

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External links

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ali-samadi-ahadi.de
Ali Samadi Ahadi's official website Iranian expatriates in Germany People from Tabriz German people of Azerbaijani descent Iranian film directors Film people from Cologne 1972 births Living people German documentary filmmakers {{Iran-film-director-stub