Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami ( ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian movie director, screenwriter, photographer and movie producer.

He was known for making documentaries or short movies. His best known works are the Koker trilogy (1987–94), Close-Up (1990), Taste of Cherry (1997) and The Wind Will Carry Us (1999). In his later works, Certified Copy (2010) and Like Someone in Love.

Kiarostami died at a Paris hospital on 4 July 2016 from gastrointestinal cancer, aged 76.

Kiarostami's cinematic style is characterized by realism, minimalism, ambiguity, metafiction, poetic imagery, and humanistic themes, reflecting empathy and simplicity. He was known for innovative techniques and collaborative filmmaking.

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