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Abbas Kiarostami

Director
22 June 1940 to 4 July 2016

An Iranian director who emerged as one of his country’s leading filmmakers during the post-revolution new wave, Kiarostami would eventually be considered one of the best in the world. His films included and Close-Up (1990), the Palme d’Or-winning Taste of Cherry (1997), and Certified Copy (2010). 

Read Abbas Kiarostami's Guardian obituary here