The Directory
The filmmakers behind world cinema.
Every director in the Atlas, the auteurs whose influence runs through world cinema. Search by name or country, or browse by region.
Middle East
29 directors · 6 countries
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Abbas Kiarostami
Iran
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey
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Asghar Farhadi
Iran
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Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Iran
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Noam Murro
Israel
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Nadine Labaki
Lebanon
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Majid Majidi
Iran
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Jafar Panahi
Iran
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Kartal Tibet
Turkey
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Yılmaz Erdoğan
Turkey
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Saeed Roustaee
Iran
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Yílmaz Güney
Turkey
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Haifaa al-Mansour
Saudi Arabia
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Hany Abu-Assad
Palestine
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Ezel Akay
Turkey
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Mohammad Rasoulof
Iran
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Dariush Mehrjui
Iran
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Pelin Esmer
Turkey
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Annemarie Jacir
Palestine
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Reha Erdem
Turkey
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Bahram Beyzai
Iran
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Lütfi Akad
Turkey
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Emin Alper
Turkey
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Eran Riklis
Israel