Pouran Derakhshande

Pouran Derakhshande is a director who was born in 1951 in Kermanshah, Iran. Her first experience as a director was a “Relationship” movie. She has won the Honorary Diploma of Best Director and Golden Tablet of Best Movie for “Little Bird of Happiness”. Her other notable activities as a director are “Hush! Girls Don't Scream”, “Eternal Children” and “A Candle in the Wind”.

Hush! Girls Don't Scream (2013)

Hours before her scheduled marriage, young bride-to-be Shirin murders a man. The crime is completely unexpected and goes against everything we know of her. We learn that Shirin has had two unsuccessful marriage attempts, and is deeply psychologically troubled. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Merila Zarei  •  Tannaz Tabatabaei  •  Amir Aghaei  •  Babak Hamidian

Hours before her scheduled marriage, young bride-to-be Shirin murders a man. The crime is completely unexpected and goes against everything we know of her. We learn that Shirin has had two unsuccessful marriage attempts, and is deeply psychologically troubled. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Merila Zarei  •  Tannaz Tabatabaei  •  Amir Aghaei  •  Babak Hamidian

Under the Smoky Roof (2017)

Shirin is a woman facing problems in her marriage and with her child. She's trying desperately for a way to connect with her son and her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Farhad Aslani  •  Behnoosh Tabatabaei  •  Merila Zarei  •  Shahram Haghighatdoust

Shirin is a woman facing problems in her marriage and with her child. She's trying desperately for a way to connect with her son and her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Farhad Aslani  •  Behnoosh Tabatabaei  •  Merila Zarei  •  Shahram Haghighatdoust

Little Bird of Happiness (1988)

Malihe, was emotionally impacted of aphasia in childhood is lost and the needs nerve to be reminded of the past seizures. The abused children, the incompatibility of the site and can intensify his aggression, school officials decided to deport him to be deaf, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Amin Tarokh  •  Atieh Massoumi  •  Jamileh Sheikhi  •  Homa Rousta

Malihe, was emotionally impacted of aphasia in childhood is lost and the needs nerve to be reminded of the past seizures. The abused children, the incompatibility of the site and can intensify his aggression, school officials decided to deport him to be deaf, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Amin Tarokh  •  Atieh Massoumi  •  Jamileh Sheikhi  •  Homa Rousta

Endless Dreams (2009)

Reihaneh experiences a horrible nightmare. The next day, the nightmare happens - her teacher disappears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Mehran Ahmadi  •  Pantea Bahram  •  Ziba Hashemi  •  Alireza Khamseh

Reihaneh experiences a horrible nightmare. The next day, the nightmare happens - her teacher disappears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Mehran Ahmadi  •  Pantea Bahram  •  Ziba Hashemi  •  Alireza Khamseh

A Candle in the Wind (2004)

Roya, Farzins's mother, has left her husbands. As young Farzin quits university, accidentally he meets a girl from a wealthy family who is the manager of an NGO. Aware of farzin's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Bahram Radan  •  Shahab Hosseini  •  Hesam Navabsafavi  •  Azita Hajian

Roya, Farzins's mother, has left her husbands. As young Farzin quits university, accidentally he meets a girl from a wealthy family who is the manager of an NGO. Aware of farzin's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Bahram Radan  •  Shahab Hosseini  •  Hesam Navabsafavi  •  Azita Hajian

Passing Through the Mist (1990)

a family live in a small village near tehran. the husband who is a teacher tries hardly to build a house on top of a hill. he soon finds out that her wife has a serious problem with kidney that will cause her early death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Khosro Shakibai  •  Mahnaz Afzali  •  Afsar Asadi  •  Hormoz Hedayat

a family live in a small village near tehran. the husband who is a teacher tries hardly to build a house on top of a hill. he soon finds out that her wife has a serious problem with kidney that will cause her early death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Khosro Shakibai  •  Mahnaz Afzali  •  Afsar Asadi  •  Hormoz Hedayat

Mute Contact (1986)

Nasser, a 15 year old mute youth, lives with his parents and onlty sister. Because of his disability, his family fails to satisfy his needs and his fellows don't show him any kindness. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Parviz Pourhosseini  •  Khosro Shakibai  •  Pourandokht Mahiman  •  Manijeh Aghai

Nasser, a 15 year old mute youth, lives with his parents and onlty sister. Because of his disability, his family fails to satisfy his needs and his fellows don't show him any kindness. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Parviz Pourhosseini  •  Khosro Shakibai  •  Pourandokht Mahiman  •  Manijeh Aghai

The Wet Dream (2006)

16 year-old Arash is reaching puberty. After years of living with his mother, he leaves her to live with his father. Once there, he visits a girl who changes his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Faramarz Gharibian  •  Homayoun Ershadi  •  Felor Nazari  •  Afsaneh Pakroo

16 year-old Arash is reaching puberty. After years of living with his mother, he leaves her to live with his father. Once there, he visits a girl who changes his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pouran Derakhshande
CAST:  Faramarz Gharibian  •  Homayoun Ershadi  •  Felor Nazari  •  Afsaneh Pakroo