Ebrahim Golestan, a well-known Iranian writer and director, passed away in Britain, according to his family. He was 100.
During the 20th century, Golestan was a significant personality in Iran and was widely hailed as the father of contemporary Iranian film.
“Father, you’re gone. Goodbye!” his daughter Lily said in an Instagram post late Wednesday.
Golestan was born in the southern city of Shiraz in October 1922.
In 1957, he established Iran’s first film studio, where he produced and directed “Brick and Mirror,” an epochal critique of Iranian society.
He debuted his film “The Ghost Valley’s Treasure Mysteries” in 1974. It was based on a novel he had written that criticized the shah’s rapid modernization.
He authored a number of novels and short tales throughout his career, frequently drawing inspiration from US authors like Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner.
Soon after Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was ousted in the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Golestan relocated to England.
In the documentary “See you Friday, Robinson” from 2022, he made an appearance alongside French director Jean-Luc Godard to share their perspectives on the cinema industry.
Famous photojournalist Kaveh, his son, was murdered in a landmine explosion in northern Iraq in 2003.
