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Amina Maher

Born
Mar 5, 1992 · Age 34
Place of birth
Tehran, Iran
Gender
Female
Movie credits
2
TV credits
0
Directing credits
4
Also known as (2)
  • Amin Maher
  • امین ماهر

Biography

Amina Maher (Persian: امین ماهر, born 1992) is an Iranian-born queer feminist artist, activist, actress, and filmmaker living in Berlin, Germany. Her works are focused on the breakdown of family structure, shame culture, and patriarchal myths. Her creative works criticize traditions, media, culture, and norms. Her cinematic activity began as the main actor in Abbas Kiarostami and Mania Akbari´s Ten (2002) nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. Since then, she acted, edited and has been in films that have been part of festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, British Film…