Saman Moghaddam

Saman Moghaddam was born in Tehran, Iran on the 6th of January, 1969. He became interested in filmmaking and storytelling in his teens and continued to follow up on his dream of becoming a filmmaker after graduating high school. He studied filmmaking at the Cinematic Educational Complex in Tehran.

A Simple Love Story (2012)

Gandom and Ali, who have been in love since childhood, have to overcome many obstacles to be together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Mostafa Zamani  •  Mahnaz Afshar  •  Homayoun Ershadi  •  Farhad Aeish

Gandom and Ali, who have been in love since childhood, have to overcome many obstacles to be together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Mostafa Zamani  •  Mahnaz Afshar  •  Homayoun Ershadi  •  Farhad Aeish

Cafe Setareh (2006)

Filmmaker Saman Moghadam details the struggles of three women living in an antiquated district of Tehran in this emotionally resonant drama. Fabria's husband has been morally corrupted, and now it's up to her to take charge of the small café that proves the only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Afsaneh Bayegan  •  Pejman Bazeghi  •  Hanie Tavassoli  •  Roya Taymourian

Filmmaker Saman Moghadam details the struggles of three women living in an antiquated district of Tehran in this emotionally resonant drama. Fabria's husband has been morally corrupted, and now it's up to her to take charge of the small café that proves the only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Afsaneh Bayegan  •  Pejman Bazeghi  •  Hanie Tavassoli  •  Roya Taymourian

Siavash (1999)

On the eve of his first show, rock musician Siavash (Ali Ghorbanzadeh) makes a pilgrimage to the grave of his late father, killed during the Iran-Iraq War. But soon thereafter, a friend reveals that Siavash's father is still alive, a POW being held in Tehran. With ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Hedie Tehrani  •  Ali Ghorbanzadeh  •  Mehdi Khayyami  •  Pourandokht Mahiman

On the eve of his first show, rock musician Siavash (Ali Ghorbanzadeh) makes a pilgrimage to the grave of his late father, killed during the Iran-Iraq War. But soon thereafter, a friend reveals that Siavash's father is still alive, a POW being held in Tehran. With ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Hedie Tehrani  •  Ali Ghorbanzadeh  •  Mehdi Khayyami  •  Pourandokht Mahiman

The Party (2000)

Amin is a young journalist who goes to jail because of something that he wrote, his friends want to free him, but they can't so they decided to make money by throwing parties at his sister's house, but everything gets worse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Hedie Tehrani  •  Ali Mosaffa  •  Soroosh Goodarzi  •  Mehdi Khayyami

Amin is a young journalist who goes to jail because of something that he wrote, his friends want to free him, but they can't so they decided to make money by throwing parties at his sister's house, but everything gets worse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Hedie Tehrani  •  Ali Mosaffa  •  Soroosh Goodarzi  •  Mehdi Khayyami

Maxx (2005)

An invitation for a famous Iranian bandmaster, Maxx, living in a foreign country, is accidentally sent to a young cabaret singer with the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Farhad Aeish  •  Pegah Ahangarani  •  Amir Jafari  •  Rambod Javan

An invitation for a famous Iranian bandmaster, Maxx, living in a foreign country, is accidentally sent to a young cabaret singer with the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Farhad Aeish  •  Pegah Ahangarani  •  Amir Jafari  •  Rambod Javan

Sperm Whale (2015)

Arjang, who was born before the revolution in Iran, has been in love with his childhood sweetheart, Roya, for the past 40 years. Roya, however, has brought him nothing but trouble. Now 50, and having experienced a revolution, a war, a divorce and both poverty and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Mahnaz Afshar  •  Vishka Asayesh  •  Reza Attaran  •  Hanie Tavassoli

Arjang, who was born before the revolution in Iran, has been in love with his childhood sweetheart, Roya, for the past 40 years. Roya, however, has brought him nothing but trouble. Now 50, and having experienced a revolution, a war, a divorce and both poverty and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Mahnaz Afshar  •  Vishka Asayesh  •  Reza Attaran  •  Hanie Tavassoli

Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection (2017)

Arjang, A 50-year old man, has loved Roya from his childhood years but he has failed to marry her due to some reasons. Roya migrates to the united states with her family due to some social restrictions of 1980s. Arjang who has never forgotten Roya, meets her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Reza Attaran  •  Mahnaz Afshar  •  Vishka Asayesh  •  Sirous Gorjestani

Arjang, A 50-year old man, has loved Roya from his childhood years but he has failed to marry her due to some reasons. Roya migrates to the united states with her family due to some social restrictions of 1980s. Arjang who has never forgotten Roya, meets her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saman Moghaddam
CAST:  Reza Attaran  •  Mahnaz Afshar  •  Vishka Asayesh  •  Sirous Gorjestani