
Acting
Mar 21, 1960
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Babak Karimi
Acting
Biography
Babak Karimi (Persian: بابک کریمی, born 1960) is an Iranian actor. For his role in A Separation, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor (as part of ensemble) at 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011.
Feature Films (55)

"Il mondo a scatti" is a film that intertwines images of today and yesterday, still images and moving images through a dialogue between two people who reflect on the visible and invisible things of the world: Cecilia Mangini, unstoppable ninety years old, photographer, documentary maker, screenwriter is filmed by Paolo Pisanelli, photographer, director, curator of cultural events.
The World in Shots

Pietro is a successful businessman with a wife and a daughter. One day he helps his brother save two women from drowning at the beach. When he returns home he finds that his wife has died. Now Pietro has to take care of his daughter, Claudia. When he drives her to school soon after, he decides to wait for her all day in front of the school, and soon that's what he does every day.
Quiet Chaos

Riccardo, Amir, Pietro and Massimo, four security guards, not particularly brilliant or courageous, are bound by an indissoluble friendship. When Amir, who has a large family to support, loses his job, the other three feel called to help him at any cost. Going from a bad idea to an impromptu criminal plan, the four friends will find themselves in a whirlwind of encounters, adventures and pitfalls, but also some surprises. Because our heroes still have more than one trick up their sleeve…
(Im)perfetti Criminali

A transsexual named Amen is optimistically planning to do gender reassignment surgery but ends up being sent to prison. Being a transsexual was hard enough in Iran for Amen, let alone the misfortune of being replaced as a murderer.
At the End of Evin

Set in 70's Pre-Revolution Iran, a Musical Artist Struggles to Make a Name for Himself.
Fossil

Forough Farrokhzad, one of Iran's greatest modern poets, provoked uproar by daring to write of female sensuality in the face of society's traditional values. Her awakening found expression in poetry, theatre, and cinema, enabling art, as she saw it, to be a 'window through which we see ourselves sing, shout and cry'.
I Am Forough

Ahmad is a detective who is suspicious of the network behind a recently committed crime. When the investigation advances further, he finds out that he might be in danger too.
The Loser Man

Student Fereshteh has to hide her illegitimate baby for one night from her parents who turn up for a surprise visit. Her friend Atefeh helps her. They embark on an odyssey through Tehran during which they must carefully weigh up who their allies are.
Until Tomorrow

Guided by the spirit of adventure and desire to escape, a group of Italian boys decide to leave secretly for Morocco, soon followed by one of their apprensive parents.
Last Minute Marocco

After four years apart, Ahmad returns to his wife Marie in Paris in order to progress their divorce. During his brief stay, he cannot help noticing the strained relationship between Marie and her daughter Lucie. As he attempts to improve matters between mother and daughter Ahmad unwittingly lifts the lid on a long buried secret...
The Past
Television & Series (7)

Homa Haghi and her love are preparing with the Haghi family to surprise Homayoun, the father of her family on his birthday night. But when the father arrives, the whole family is surprised.
I Want To Be Alive

Heartfelt Italian comedy-drama about the patients and staff of a hospital oncology ward.
The Vertical Line

It is the story of a family on the first of September 1941, which undergoes changes during the occupation of Iran by the Allies.
Once Upon a Time in Iran

Naeem, who has endured 15 years in prison for his daughter's love, faces a major crisis after his release to see her.
The Lion Skin

An invitation letter from the famous singer Daniel reaches Afshanah to meet him, Afshanah, who is eager to meet Daniel, shows up for a romantic date, but..
Set Me Free

On the night of his wife's birthday, Dr. Shoka Mehrjui encounters mysterious events, including the disappearance of one of their neighbors. A major named Behrouz Sharifi notices the connection between this story and the disappearance of other people and comes up with clues that gradually lead the case to a complicated and unusual path.



