Director

Saeed Roustaee

Directing

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Directed credits

Emerging

Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

2.6

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 1600064

IMDb ID: nm7920254

Known for: Directing

Born: August 14, 1989

Age: 36

Place of birth: Tehran, Iran

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2012 - 2025

Years active: 14

Average TMDB rating: 7.55

Wikidata: Q25424748

Also known as

Saeed Roustaei • Saeed Roustaee • Saeed Roustayi • Саид Рустаи • سعید روستایی

Frequent jobs

Director (3)Writer (2)Screenplay (1)

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Biography

Saeed Roustayi (Persian: سعید روستایی, born 14 August 1989) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing. "Life and a Day" (2016) is his first major cinematic work. At the Fajr International Film Festival, Roustayi won 2 Crystal Simorghs for best directing and best screenplay. He received the 2016 Reflet d'Or for Best Feature at the Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecrans. 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 (2022), was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. His works primarily focus on issues of social injustice, as well as his portrayals of women in Iranian society.