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Manijeh Hekmat (1962, Arak, Iran)

Manijeh Hekmat is an Iranian film director. Born on 23 March 1962 in Arak, Iran, she has worked since 1980 as an assistant director and production designer in over 25 films.

She directed her first feature film Women’s Prison (Zendān-e Zanān) in 2002. This film has been shown at over 80 international film festivals and has received seven prizes.

Three Women (Seh Zan) is Hekmat's second feature film made in 2007. Hekmat has produced five noted films which include the award-winning feature films The Girl in the Sneakers and A Bunch of Grass, the latter a German-produced film made in the Iranian Kurdistan.

In her 2018 movie, The Old Road, Hekmat addressed the social problem of violence against women.

Hekmat is married to the film director Jamshid Āhangarāni. Their daughter, Pegāh Āhangarāni, is a film actress.


Filmography

2002: Women’s Prison (Zendān-e Zanān): Writer, director, producer
2004: The Wall: Director
2007: Three Women (Seh Zan): Director, producer
2009: Sedaha: Producer
2010: Poopak and Mash Mashallah (Poopak va Mash Mashallah): Producer
2011: No Men Allowed: Executive producer
2020: There Are Things You Don't Know (Chiz-haie hast keh nemidani): Producer
2014: City of Mice 2 (Shahr-e Mushha 2): Producer
2015: The Gap: Producer
2018: The Old Road: Director, producer
2020: Bandar Band: Director, producer

Director - Selected filmography

1. 19 | Nouzdah (2021)
   
2. Bandar Band (2020)
   
3. The Old Road | Jadeh Ghadim (2018)
   
4. Three Women | 3 zan (2008)
   
5. Women’s Prison | Zendan-e zanan (2002)