Ali Hatami

Ali Hatami was born in Tehran on 14 August 1944 into a family originally from Tafresh; his father was a page layout worker at a printing house. A graduate of the drama college, he first wrote plays and texts for television, then shot his first film in 1970. He was often the set designer and costume designer of his own films, had a small town of sets built for his historical reconstructions, and shot there a television series that remains the most admired in the country. He died of cancer in Tehran on 7 December 1996, leaving a last film unfinished.

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• CinemaMotherمادرAli Hatami · 1990Cinema