Reza Naji
Reza Naji | |
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رضا ناجی | |
| Naji in 2008, after Berlin International Film Festival | |
| Born | (1942年12月26日) 26 December 1942 (age 82) |
Mohamad Reza Amir Naji (pronunciation i ) is an Iranian theatre, film and TV actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema.
Career
[edit ]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
[edit ]| 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 Festival[citation needed ] |
| 2014 | Harud | Yusuf | Kashmiri film |
| 2014 | Toward Freedom | ||
| 2014 | Teacher | ||
| 2014 | Love is not Closed | ||
| 2018 | We Are All Together | ||
| 2020 | After the Incident |
Awards
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]- ^ "APSA Nominees & Winners". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved 2020年07月29日.
- ^ Iran’s Naji wins more top accolades of world cinema Tehran Times, November 13, 2008.