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Siddiq Barmak

Known for

Writing

Born

September 7, 1962 (age 64)

Birthplace

Panjshir, Afghanistan

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Siddiq Barmak (Born September 7, 1962) in Panjshir, Afghanistan, is a film director and producer. He received an M.A degree in cinema direction from the Moscow Film Institute (VGIK) in 1987.

He has written a few screenplays and has made a few short films. His first feature film Osama, won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 2004.

There is a stylistic echo in Osama featured in Afghan films by the Iranian Makhmalbaf dynasty; father Mohsen's Kandahar, and daughter Samira Makhmalbaf's At Five in the Afternoon, the latter also shot in post-Taliban Kabul. Barmak directed Osama with significant funding and assistance from the elder Makhmalbaf...

Best known work

The Old Man
The Old Man
2022
Osama
Osama
2004
An Apple from Paradise
An Apple from Paradise
2010
Opium War
Opium War
2008
The Forbidden Reel
The Forbidden Reel
2020
Act of Dishonour
Act of Dishonour
2010
The Stranger
The Stranger
1987
The Postman
The Postman
Kabul Cinema
Kabul Cinema
2003

Filmography

  1. TBA

    The Postman

    Director, Screenplay

  2. 2022

    The Old ManTV

    Other

  3. 2020

    The Forbidden Reel

    as Self - Filmmaker

  4. 2010

    Act of Dishonour

    as Special Appearance

  5. 2010

  6. 2008

    Opium War

    Director, Writer

  7. 2004

    Osama

    Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

  8. 2003

  9. 1987

    The Stranger

    Director, Writer, Editor

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