About
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mania Akbari is an Iranian film director. Akbari began her artistic career as a painter in 1991. She entered the world of cinema as a director of photography and later as an assistant director of documentaries. In 2002, she starred in Abbas Kiarostami’s Ten and in 2003 co-directed the documentary Crystal. In 2005 she wrote, directed and starred in her first feature film, 20 Fingers, winner of a prize at the Venice Film Festival digital film competition. In 2007, Akbari directed a sequel to Kiarostami's Ten entitled 10+4 (Dah Be Alaveh Chahar) in which she depicts her battle with cancer.
Filmography
Three Ways of Returning2026 · Director, Producer, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editor
How Dare You Have Such a Rubbish Wish2022 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Dear Elnaz2020 · Director, Editor
A Moon for My Father2019 · Director, Writer
Life May Be2014 · Director, Writer
From Tehran to London2013 · Director, Producer
In My Country Men Have Breasts2012 · Director
One. Two. One2011 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
10 + 4 (Dah be alaveh chahar)2007 · Director
20 Fingers2004 · Director, Writer









