Babak Khorramdin was an Iranian film producer who was murdered by his parents on 16 May 2021 and according to media sources, it was a case of honor killing.
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Babak Khorramdin was born in Iran in 1974 (aged 47 at the time of death). He earned a master’s degree in film from the College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran. In 2000, he completed a one-year film production course at the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, Tehran.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
family and caste
His father’s name is Akbar Khorramdin and his mother acted in one of his short films. He had a sister who was killed by his parents. Babak Khorramdin was unmarried.
Babak Khorramdin’s parents
livelihood
In 1999, he worked for the Cinematic Cultural Center “SHAFAGH”. He taught acting and filmmaking to students, and some of the subjects he taught were:
- Krzysztof Kieslowski’s analysis of the group of cultural and artistic “conscience” in the Iranian youth cinema society
- Film director’s course taught at the University of Scientific Applied Cultural and Art Cinema since 2014
He wrote the scripts for various short films like ‘Gate 13,’ ‘Beautiful Mouth and Green Eyes,’ and ‘Contrast.’
Babak Khorramdin with his mother in a film
Babak worked as a writer and director on various Iranian short films such as ‘The Cut’ (2003), ‘The Sun’ (2010), ‘Beam of Light’ (2010), and ‘To Be’ (2018) . He had membership as a director in Khaneh Cinema of Iran.
Awards and Honors
- Best Director for the short film “The Sun” (2010) for the Fifth International Festival of Parveen A. Atesamy
- Best Fiction Film for “The Sun” (2010) at the International Festival Film ASA (Human Friendly)
- Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Sound Award for Short Film “The Sun” at the 6th Student Film Nahal Festival – (University of Arts, Tehran – Iran)
- Participated in Tehran Short Film Festival, Cinema Veterans Short Film Festival, Tassavirsal Short Film Festival, Yas Film Festival
- Participated in the 7th International Shahar Film Festival and was nominated in Best Film and Best Film Script 2019
Death
On 16 May 2021, his parents stabbed him to death after rendering him unconscious. Reportedly, Babak had a fight with his parents because he was not getting married which angered his parents and after a heated argument, his parents brutally killed him. His parents later confessed to their crime in the local court. His father said,
Due to the dispute between us, today (Sunday) morning I made him unconscious by giving him anesthetic and then killed him with a knife. Then I cut his body into pieces and threw it in the nearest dustbin on the road with my wife.
On his demise, his colleagues, friends and former students shared heartfelt posts on their Instagram accounts. One of his friends posted,
Babak was a filmmaker and a few years ago I often met him in London’s cultural and artistic circles. I heard that he missed his family and returned to Iran, and now I saw this terrible news, and I can’t believe it. What a terrible time.”
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