Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-09-09
Day of Death
2007-03-05 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Also Known As
Rasool Mollagholi Poor
Rasool MollagholiPoor
Rasoul Mollagholi Pour
رسول ملاقلی پور
رسول ملاّقلیپور
رسول ملاّقلی پور
رسول ملاقلیپور
Rasoul Mollagholipour
Biography
Rasoul Mollagholipour (Persian:رسول ملاقلیپور; also spelt Rasool Mollagholi Poor; 1955 – 6 March 2007) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer.He began his career as a photographer. He directed several short documentaries about the 1980–88 Iran–Iraq War. The film director won critical acclaim for the 16-mm "Neynava". His movie "Mim Mesle Madar" (M for Mother, 2006) was a huge success despite its sad and shocking scenes. He was selected to represent Iran in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2008 Oscars. He also wrote film scripts and acted as a jury member in Fajr International Film Festival. Afternoon of the 10th Day was his last feature film.
