Kahani, Abdorreza (born December 22, 1963, Neyshabur)

At the age of 14, Abdorreza Kahani appeared in many plays as an actor, director and writer, winning many awards.

He graduated in theater and made his debut as a director of short films. His first film was ‘Journey to the East’ (2001), directed by Seyyed Mehdi Borqei, in which he appeared as a scriptwriter.

He also wrote scripts and directed movies, including ‘Human’ (2006), ‘Nothing’ (2009), ‘Without Reason or Cause’ (2011) and ‘Absolute Rest’ (2014).

Kahani received an honorary diploma for best directing at the Fajr International Film Festival, Jury special award and World Church award from the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czech Republic for ‘Twenty’ (2008), and Golden Alexander Award for ‘There’ (2008) at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece.