📽 Full film and corrected version of the actor-made film by Mohsen Makhmalbaf has been made available to watch via BBC Persian’s YouTube. 🔻 The broadcast of the film “The Actor” by Mohsen Makhmalbaf in BBC’s “Aparat” program, 34 years after the time it was made, once again reminds the audience of Akbar Abdí’s less-seen abilities and capacities in acting. 🔻 But the value of the film is not limited only to Akbar Abdí’s distinctive presence. “The Actor” is one of the most coherent works from the middle period of Mr. Makhmalbaf’s career; a film that, with a precise and psychologically probing screenplay, a measured structure, and controlled direction, managed to turn a complex and psychological idea about human beings into an engaging, widely appealing narrative. 🔻 At the time of its release, “The Actor” became one of the most successful films of the year, but what has kept it fresh even after more than three decades.

🔻 Enthusiasts can also watch the film via television.

📺 BBC broadcast times, Iran time: Wednesday 11:30 pm Friday 00:30 am repeat Friday 5 am repeat

🔻 Always see a different film from the “Aparat” program.