Saeed Roustaee (

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: سعید روستایی, born August 14, 1989), also spelled Saeed Roustayi, is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. He has won the

Crystal Simorgh for Best Director Crystal Simorgh for Best Director is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing. Winners and nominees Most wins and n ...

, Best Screenplay and Best First Director at the 34th Fajr Film Festival for his feature directorial debut drama film '' Life and a Day'' (2016). In 2022, his second film, '' Just 6.5'' (2019), was nominated for the César Award for Best Foreign Film. In April 2022, his third film, ''

Leila's Brothers ''Leila’s Brothers'' () is a 2022 Iranian drama film directed, written and co-produced by Saeed Roustayi, starring Taraneh Alidoosti, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Saeed Poursamimi and Payman Maadi. In April 2022, the film was selected to compete for the ...

'' (2022), was selected to compete for the

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at the

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Early life

He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing.

Career

'' Life and a Day'' is his first major cinematic work. At the

Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T ...

, Roustayi won 2

Crystal Simorgh The Crystal Simorgh ( fa, ‌سیمرغ بلورین) is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (litt ...

s for best directing and best screenplay. He received the 2016 Reflet d'Or for Best Feature at the

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. His works primarily focus on issues of

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, as well as his portrayals of women in Iranian society. His third feature film ''

'' competed in the

where it won the

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for films screened in the main competition section.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * Soore University alumni Iranian film directors Iranian screenwriters Living people 1989 births Crystal Simorgh for Best Director winners Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay winners {{Iran-film-director-stub