Bahram Beyzaii was born in Tehran in 1938. He is a director, producer, and screenwriter. In 1968 he was one of the first writers to join the controversial Iranian Writer's Guild (Kanun-e Nevisandegan-e Iran). He started his film career with a successful short, Uncle Mustache (Amoo Sibiloo), in 1970. Immediately after that he directed and produced his masterpiece, Downpour (Ragbaar). Since then he has produced and directed eight other movies and has made significant contributions to the development of cinema and theatre in Iran. Despite his popularity, Beyzaii has never been successful in gaining the support of the government, either before or after the revolution. After close to twenty years, two of his films, Death of Yazdgerd and Ballad of Tara, have still not been able to receive a screening permit due to their conflict with the Islamic code used in the Iranian motion picture industry. Beyzaii's Bashu, the Little Stranger, about a little boy who loses his home and family to the war, was also threatened with censorship and received a screening permit only after the end of the Iran-Iraq war.
Beyzaii's works
Amoo Sibiloo, 1970
Ragbar (Downpour), 1971
Safar (Journey), 1972
Gharibe va Meh (Stranger and the Fog), 1974
Kalaagh (The Crow), 1978
Cherikeye Tara (Ballad of Tara), 1980
Marge Yazdgerd (Death of Yazdgerd), 1981
Khate Ghermez (Red Line), screenplay, 1981
Davandeh (Runner), editor, 1985
Bashu (Bashu, the Little Stranger), 1987
Maybe Some Other Time, 1988
Mosaferan (Travelers), 1992
Rooze Vaghe'e (Day of Incident) - 1995
Borje Minoo (Minoo Tower) Editor - 1996
Fasle Panjom (Fifth Season) Writer - 1996
Goftegoo Ba Baad (Kish Stories) Director - 1999
Sag Koshi (Killing Rabbids) - 2001