★ HOW OLD IS ABDOLREZA KAHANI?
Abdolreza Kahani is 52 years old, born December 22, 1973 in IR · Capricorn.
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About
Abdolreza Kahani is an Iranian filmmaker whose work navigates political censorship and international exile. Born in Tehran on 22 December 1973, he made his first short film, The Smile, in 1988, and his debut feature, Dance with the Moon, in 2003. His 2009 film Twenty won the Special Jury Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. After several films were censored by Iran's government—notably Delighted in 2016—he emigrated to France in the mid-2010s and began working with French and Canadian producers. A Capricorn with life-path 9, Kahani channels introspection into narratives of institutional collapse and human resilience.
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Biography
Abdolreza Kahani is an Iranian filmmaker born on 22 December 1973. He began directing in 1988 with the short film The Smile, then completed his feature debut, Dance with the Moon, in 2003. His breakthrough came with Twenty in 2009, which won both the Special Jury Prize and the Prize of Ecumenical Jury at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; the film depicted employees attempting to save a closing Iranian banquet hall over the course of twenty days. Kahani's work repeatedly clashed with Iran's censorship apparatus, most visibly when his 2016 film Delighted was suppressed for political content. Facing creative restrictions, he emigrated to France in the mid-2010s and shifted focus toward international co-productions with French and Canadian companies. His 2021 film Isthmus marked his English-language debut, followed by You Won't See Winter, Nina, and A Shrine. In 2025, his film Mortician won the Sean Connery Prize at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. As a screenwriter and director, Kahani works primarily between France and Canada. Born under Capricorn, his life-path number 9 reflects a visionary who transforms personal and political struggle into cinema focused on collective trauma and small acts of defiance.
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Before Fame
Kahani began filmmaking in his early teens, directing The Smile as a short film in 1988 at age 15. He spent the following years developing his craft before completing his first feature, Dance with the Moon, in 2003. Little else is documented about his early creative life or film education prior to his debut feature.
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Trivia
- Twenty, his breakthrough 2009 film, unfolds entirely within a single Iranian banquet hall over a twenty-day countdown to closure.
- He emigrated from Iran in the mid-2010s partly due to government censorship, including the suppression of his 2016 film Delighted.
- Isthmus (2021) was his first feature film shot primarily in English, marking a shift in both language and production geography after his move to France and Canada.
- Mortician, released in 2025, won the Sean Connery Prize at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, his most recent major award.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Humanitarian
Idealistic and global. Abdolreza Kahani often use their platform for causes and tend to build broad, internationally diverse audiences.
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★ FAQ
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- How old is Abdolreza Kahani?
- Abdolreza Kahani is 52 years old (born December 22, 1973).
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- Abdolreza Kahani was born on December 22, 1973.
- What is Abdolreza Kahani's zodiac sign?
- Abdolreza Kahani is a Capricorn, born December 22, 1973.
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- Abdolreza Kahani was born in 1973, the year of the Water Ox.
- Where is Abdolreza Kahani from?
- Abdolreza Kahani is from IR.
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- Abdolreza Kahani is a writer.
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