Saeed Roustayi

Saeed Roustayi
سعید روستایی
Roustayi at the 2022 Filmfest München
Born (1989-08-14) August 14, 1989 (age 35)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
EducationSoore University (BFTV)
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2011–present
Notable workLife and a Day
Just 6.5
Leila's Brothers

Saeed Roustaee (Persian: سعید روستایی, born August 14, 1989), also spelled Saeed Roustayi, is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. He has won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best First Director at the 34th Fajr Film Festival for his feature directorial debut drama film Life and a Day (2016). In 2022, his second film, Just 6.5 (2019), was nominated for the César Award for Best Foreign Film. In April 2022, his third film, Leila's Brothers (2022), was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]

  1. ^ ""برادران لیلا"ی سعید روستایی در مسابقه اصلی کن". ایسنا (in Persian). 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ عباسی‌زاده, مریم (14 April 2022). "دو فیلم ایرانی "برادران لیلا" و "عنکبوت مقدس" در بخش مسابقه جشنواره کن ۲۰۲۲". euronews (in Persian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.