Mani Haghighi
Mani Haghighi (b.1969, Tehran) studied philosophy at McGill University, Montreal before returning to Iran to make films. His first feature, Abadan (2003) premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. His screenplay for Asghar Farhadi’s Fireworks Wednesday (2006, co-written with the director) won the Special Jury Prize at the Three Continents Festival, Nantes. His second feature film, Men at Work (Berlinale, Forum 2006) won the Best Screenplay Prize at the 2007 Asian Film Awards (Hong Kong) and the Best Screenplay Prize in the international section of the Fajr Film Festival (Tehran). Canaan (2008), based on a short story by Alice Munro, was followed by two documentary films on the works of the acclaimed Iranian director, Dariush Mehrjui: Hamoon’s Fans (2007), about the curious lives of six Iranians who are devoted fans of Mehrjui’s 1989 film, “Hamoon”, and Dariush Mehrjui: The Forty Year Report (2012), a feature length documentary about Mehrjui’s life and works. His fourth feature film, Modest Reception (Berlinale, Forum 2012), received the NETPAC Award at the Berlin Film Festival, the Free Spirit Award at the Warsaw Film Festival, the Best Actor and Best Actress prizes at the OSIAN’s Cinefan Festival in New Delhi as well as a few other international prizes. Haghighi has also acted in several films, including Asghar Farhadi’s About Elly (Berlinale, competition 2009) and Nima Javidi’s Melbourne (2014), as well as his own film, Modest Reception.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
July 16, 1969Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
30Place of birth
Tehran, IranAlso known as
Many Haghighi, Mani Haghighi, Mani Haqiqi, مانی حقیقیCast credits
Modest Reception
KavehMelbourne
About Elly
AmirNo Men Allowed
A Dragon Arrives!
HimselfAseman-e Mahboob
50 Kilos of Sour Cherry
Negar
BehtashSly
The Warden
We Are All Together
Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz va digaran
Cheshm O Goosh Baste
BossThe Slaughterhouse
Mr. MotevalliMe
The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
AliAmphibious
Won't You Cry?
Crew credits
Modest Reception
Director, ScreenplayA Dragon Arrives!
Director, Screenplay, ProducerFireworks Wednesday
WriterCanaan
Director, ScreenplayAbadan
Director, ScreenplayMen at Work
Director, Screenplay50 Kilos of Sour Cherry
Director, WriterPig
Director, ScreenplaySubtraction
Director, WriterMehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
Director, Producer, Editor, CinematographyHamoon Bazha
Director