Mohsen Namjoo
Biography: Mohsen Namjoo (Persian: محسن نامجو) is an Iranian singer-songwriter. His style of music is influenced by blues and rock as well as Iranian folk music. The lyrics of his songs are also a combination of Persian classical poems, his own lyrics, and contemporary poems; Namjoo uses the words freely, infusing them with irony and sarcasm to carry the music and to create a free style form of singing. An Iranian correspondent for The New York Times in Iran wrote that "some call him a sort of Bob Dylan of Iran".
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Known For
A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral
2006-02-01
A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral
Overview: The film is set around three protagonists. Two run a gas station on the outskirts of town, on a road that gets next to no traffic anymore, and so they get next to no customers. They live and work out of a decrepit van on site, its windows covered in plastic. Sadry is a former strongman, now blind in one eye. He is the boss of the station. Yadi is his eager to please assistant, who usually annoys more than pleases. Finally there is the postman, Abbas, who longs to trade in his brakeless bicycle for a motorcycle, while he must care for his mentally ill brother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2006-02-01
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Farhad's Fridays
2012-12-23
Farhad's Fridays
Overview: This documentary takes a view on the life of famous Iranian musician and singer, Farhad Mehrad, one of the most important figures of Iranian rock music in 20th century.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2012-12-23
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Radio Dreams
2016-02-01
Radio Dreams
Overview: A brilliant and misunderstood Iranian writer struggles to pursue his ambitious goal of bringing together Metallica and Kabul Dreams, Afghanistan's first rock band.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2016-02-01
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Relax with Diazepam 10
2005-01-09
Relax with Diazepam 10
Overview: A documentary about controversial Iranian singer Mohsen Namjoo.
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2005-01-09
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Syphonic odyssey 2020
2020-06-11
Syphonic odyssey 2020
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2020-06-11
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Mitra
2021-08-05
Mitra
Overview: “37 years after her daughter Mitra was executed in Iran and she fled her home country, Haleh leads a successful life as a renowned academic in the Netherlands. Her peaceful existence is shaken by the arrival of a woman she believes may be the traitor responsible for Mitra’s death.”
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2021-08-05
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