Esmaeil Khalaj

Biography

Esmaeil Khalaj is an Iranian playwright and film and television writer, director, and actor. He was born in Astara, but went to Tehran and studied acting under the Iranian acting teacher and director, Abdolhossein Noushin. He started to write plays in the 1970s.

Known for

Modest Reception

Film · 2013 · ★ 6.5

A Piece of Bread

Film · 2005

Iran's Son is Unaware of His Mother

Film · 1976

The Spring

Film · 1973

There's Always a Woman in Between

Film · 2008

Shahriar

Series · 2007

35 Meters Below Sea Level

Film · 2006

There is No Rain in Hell

Film · 2023

Paradise of Criminals

Film · 2024

Yalda

Series · 2013

Filmography

• 2024 Paradise of Criminals
• 2023 There is No Rain in Hell · The Elderly Man
• 2013 Yalda
• 2013 Modest Reception
• 2008 There's Always a Woman in Between
• 2007 Shahriar
• 2006 35 Meters Below Sea Level
• 2005 A Piece of Bread
• 1976 Iran's Son is Unaware of His Mother
• 1973 The Spring