Biography
Saeed Roustayi (Persian: سعید روستایی, born 14 August 1989) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.
He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing. "Life and a Day" (2016) is his first major cinematic work. At the Fajr International Film Festival, Roustayi won 2 Crystal Simorghs for best directing and best screenplay. He received the 2016 Reflet d'Or for Best Feature at the Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecrans. In 2022, his second film, Just 6.5 (2019), was nominated for the César Award for Best Foreign Film. In April 2022, his third film, Leila's Brothers (2022), was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
His works primarily focus on issues of social injustice, as well as his portrayals of women in Iranian society.
Filmography
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Woman and Child
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025
Woman and Child
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2025
Leila's Brothers
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2022
Leila's Brothers
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2022
Leila's Brothers
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2022
Law of Tehran
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2019
Law of Tehran
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019
Blockage
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2017
Life and a Day
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2016
Life and a Day
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2016
Ceremony
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2012
Ceremony
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2012
Ceremony
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2012
The Very Secluded Street
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2012
The Very Secluded Street
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2012
The Very Secluded Street
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2012
Saturday
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2011
Saturday
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2011
Saturday
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2011