Esmail Koushan
Biography
Esmail Koushan was a pioneering Iranian film director, dubbed as "the father of the Iranian film industry" by Georges Sadoul. Born in 1917, he studied film-making in Germany before establishing Mitrafilm, which produced his first feature film, The Storm of Life, in 1948. Koushan went on to direct over 20 films and produce over 50 movies throughout his career, cementing his legacy in Persian cinema.