Maryam Zaree

Maryam Zaree
Maryam Zaree
Born	July 22, 1983 (age 43); Evin prison, Tehran, Iran

Maryam Zaree (born 22 July 1983) is an Iranian-German actress, film director and screenwriter.

Life

Zaree was born in 1983 in Evin Prison, a political prison in Tehran; both of her parents were inmates due to political dissidence.^[1] When Zaree was two, she and her mother left Iran for Frankfurt, Germany, where she grew up.^[2] Her father was released after seven years while waiting for the death penalty, and she finally met him when she was 10.^[3]^[4]^[5] She studied acting at Potsdam-Babelsberg Film University.^[2]

Her 2019 directorial debut, the documentary film Born In Evin, follows Zaree's exploration of her birth in Iran.^[4]^[5] It was screened in over 40 countries and won the Berlinale's Kompass-Perspekktive Award and the German Film Award for Best Documentary Film 2020.^[1]^[6]

Bibliography

Kluge Gefühle (play)

Filmography

Source^[2]

Films


Year	Film	Role	Notes
2018	Transit	Melissa
2019	Systemsprenger
2019	Born in Evin		Director
2020	Undine	Monika

Television

Awards and recognition


Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2017	Schiller Memorial Prize		Kluge Gefühle	Won
2017	Heidelberger Stückemarkt		Kluge Gefühle	Won	^[7]
2018	Grimme Prize		4 Blocks	Won
2019	Berlinale	Compass-Perspektive Award	Born in Evin	Won	^[1]
2020	German Film Award	Best Documentary Film	Born in Evin	Won	^[8]

References

1 2 3 Scott Roxborough (16 February 2019). "Berlin: Documentary 'Born in Evin' Wins German Cinema Prize". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
1 2 3 "MARYAM ZAREE". Gorki. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
↑ Laura Döing (13 February 2019). "Processing Iranian Revolution trauma in film". DW. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
1 2 Ignacio Pereyra (6 January 2020). "Born in Evin prison: An Iranian migrant in Germany". InfoMigrants. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
1 2 Devika Girish (9 June 2020). "'Born in Evin' Review: No Place for a Baby, or Anyone Else". New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
↑ "Maryam Zaree – What I Know". Sleek. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
↑ Wolf, Michael (10 June 2018). "Kluge Gefühle – Niels Bormanns Inszenierung von Maryam Zarees preisgekröntem Stück am Berliner HAU". nachtkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
↑ "2020 • Deutscher Filmpreis". Deutscher Filmpreis (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[:0-1] 1 2 3 Scott Roxborough (16 February 2019). "Berlin: Documentary 'Born in Evin' Wins German Cinema Prize". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[gorki-2] 1 2 3 "MARYAM ZAREE". Gorki. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[Döing-2019-3] Laura Döing (13 February 2019). "Processing Iranian Revolution trauma in film". DW. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[Pereyra-2020-4] 1 2 Ignacio Pereyra (6 January 2020). "Born in Evin prison: An Iranian migrant in Germany". InfoMigrants. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[Girish-2020-5] 1 2 Devika Girish (9 June 2020). "'Born in Evin' Review: No Place for a Baby, or Anyone Else". New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[6] "Maryam Zaree – What I Know". Sleek. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[7] Wolf, Michael (10 June 2018). "Kluge Gefühle – Niels Bormanns Inszenierung von Maryam Zarees preisgekröntem Stück am Berliner HAU". nachtkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[8] "2020 • Deutscher Filmpreis". Deutscher Filmpreis (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2026.

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