Hana Makhmalbaf (born 1988), Iranian film director, daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Samira Makhmalbaf (born 1977 or 1980), Iranian film director, daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and has lived in Paris since the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election.
It is one of the three films produced by Iranian filmmakers outside of Iran, the others being Like Someone in Love by Kiarostami and The Gardener by Makhmalbaf.