'The Woodpecker' stars Jamshid Hashempour in different role

Iran movie 'The Woodpecker' directed by Behrouz Shoeibi stars famed thespian Jamshid Hashempour in different role with the film score in development.

The third cinematic offering of Shoeibi has other notable Iran actors such as Mahnaz Afshar and Sara Bahrami in the cast.

Behzad Abdi has already started composing the music for the flick which is set to attand the latest edition of Fajr National Film Festival in Iran.

Hashempour made his film debut in 1968 with ‘White Hell’.

His performance in ‘Weak Point’ in 1983 with a shaved head was a turning point in his career drawing filmmakers’ attention. He, subsequently, starred in a number of movies with the same appearance in that year. 

Hashempour’s performance in Iraj Qaderi’s ‘Invasion’ (1984) turned him into one of Iran most popular actor.

The actor has appeared in numerous movies, including ‘Mother’ (1989), ‘The Devoted’ (1991), ‘Swan Song’ (2000), ‘Journey to Tomorrow’ (2001), ‘Poisonous Mushroom’ (2001), ‘The Fifth Reaction’ (2002),  ‘My Father’s Farm’ (2003), ‘The Stranger’ (2012), ‘Hush! Girls Don’t Scream’ (2013), ‘Kalashnikov’ (2013) and ‘The Days of Love and Betrayal’ (2013).

His performance in ‘Heeva’ (1998) won him the honorary Diploma for the Best Actor from the 17th Fajr International Film Festival.

‘Testimony for God’ (2007) earned Hashempour a nomination for the Best Actor Crystal Simorgh from the Fajr International Film Festival

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