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Dariush Mehrjui: Iranian director and wife found dead
One of Iran's most prominent film directors, Dariush Mehrjui, has been found dead alongside his wife.
The 83-year-old and Vahideh Mohammadifar were found with stab injuries in their home near the capital, Tehran, on Saturday evening, Iranian authorities say.
Mehrjui was considered one of the founders of Iranian new wave cinema.
Four people have been identified in connection to the deaths, according to local media reports.
At: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67118052
Iranian film director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar attend a film directors' meeting in Tehran in 2015.
A founding member of the Iranian New Wave movement of the 1970s, Mehrjui was best known internationally for his existential films - particularly The Cow (1969) and Hamoun (1989).
