children years_active birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
1 1991 -- present tehran , iran 22 september 1974 portrait art3.jpg mania akbari
 mania akbari fa مانيا اكبري director , screenwriter , actress , writer
mania akbari

mania akbari -lrb- , born 1974 -rrb- is an internationally acclaimed iranian filmmaker , actress , artist and writer whose works mostly deal with themes of sexual identity , women , marriage , abortion , infidelity and lesbianism .
her style , unlike the long tradition of melodrama in iranian cinema , is rooted in modern visual arts and the avant-garde .
akbari , because of the themes discussed in her films and her opposition to censorship , is considered as one of the most controversial filmmakers in iran .
as an actress , she is probably best known for her role on abbas kiarostami 's `` ten '' .
