Iranian director Kiumars Pourahmad dies at 74
Veteran Iranian filmmaker, film critic and writer Kiumars Pourahmad, known for TV mini-series ‘The Tales of Majid’ and cinematic film ‘The Night Bus’, died on Wednesday morning at the age of 74.
Pourahmad’s wife Mehraneh Rabi confirmed the news of his death.
The director’s lifeless body was discovered in Bandar Anzali, in Iran’s northern province of Gilan, where the police found a piece of handwritten note next to his dead body, unfortunately, indicative of his suicide attempt, Rokna wrote.
The police are investigating the late director’s possible motive for committing suicide.
Pourahmad was born in Isfahan in 1949 and started his professional career in 1973 writing film reviews. Three years later, he started writing and making films and TV serials.
After making some short films, he made his directorial debut, ‘Tatureh’ in 1983. Children and young adults with their problems are the central characters in most of his films.
Among his feature films are ‘For the Sake of Haniyeh,’ ‘Strange Sisters,’ ‘The Longest Night,’ ‘Edelweiss,’ ‘The Night Bus,’ and ‘Where Are My Shoes?
He won the Grand Jury Prize of the Asian Pacific Screen Awards for ‘The Night Bus,’ which also won the Best Screenplay Award and Best Feature Film Award.
‘The Case is Open’ is his last cinematic work, which was unveiled during the 41st Fajr Film Festival.
Pourahmad also published an autobiography entitled, ‘Unfinished Childhood’.