Hossein Abedini ( fa, حسین عابدینی) is an Iranian actor. His debut film was '' Pedar'' (Father), which was released in 1996 and directed by

Majid Majidi Majid Majidi ( fa, مجید مجیدی, ; born 17 April 1959) is an Iranian film director, producer, and screenwriter, who started his film career as an actor. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous inte ...

. He received critical acclaim after portraying Lateef, a 17-year-old native Iranian boy in the 2001 film '' Baran'', which was also directed by Majid Majidi. His other films include ''Rasm-e ashegh-koshi'' (Tradition of lover killing) in 2004, ''Wind Blows in the Meadow'' (2009) and ''Rouyidan Dar Bad'' (Growing in the wind) in 2012.

Early life

Abedini was born in Zanjan,

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. From the beginning, Abedini was not a professional

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. Despite entering acting by chance, he won the Crystal Symorgh for Best Actor in a leading role for '' Baran'' at the 19th

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once told in an interview to

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in December 2002 that, "When I found him, he was twelve years old, had quit school, and worked in a fruit market. When '' Pedar'' (Father) was screened, he was very happy, and said, 'I'm going to get famous, and when a truck of watermelons arrives, everyone will buy from me!' We encouraged Hossein to go to school, but it's now his tenth year still in the fruit market."

Career

His debut film was '' Pedar'' directed by

in which he played the major role of a young boy Latif, who was the friend of Mehrollah whose father has recently died. After the success of ''Pedar'', Majidi again cast Hossein in his '' Baran'', which was major critical success. Hossein played the role of Lateef, a 17-year-old Iranian worker who falls in love with Rahmat, an

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worker for which he earned critical acclaim worldwide. Abedini has also acted in ''Rasm-e ashegh-koshi'' (Tradition of lover killing) in 2004, ''Wind Blows in the Meadow'' (2009), ''Rouyidan Dar Bad'' (Growing in the wind) (2012) and

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in 2015.

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abedini, Hossein 1980 births Iranian male film actors Iranian male television actors Living people People from Zanjan, Iran Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor winners