Background
He was born in Rasht, Iran on the Caspian Sea.
He was born in Rasht, Iran on the Caspian Sea.
After studying theater arts in school he wrote mainly scripts for television series. In 1988 he made his feature film debut with Golnar. He has also written screenplays for other directors, most notably Jafar Panahi"s The Circle.
Partovi trained and supported many Iranian artists and film makers, most notably Bahman Ghobadi.
In 2013 he acted in and co-directed Closed Curtain with Panahi.