Hana: Young and raring to go

Hana Makhmalbaf's first short film was shown at the Locarno Film Festival (Ticino, Switzerland) when she was only eight years old.

Hana Makhmalbaf Hana Makhmalbaf is the youngest daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Her first short film was shown at the Locarno Film Festival (Ticino, Switzerland) when she was only eight years old. She was almost barred from attending the premiere of her film Joy of Madness - a documentary on the making of her sister's film At Five in the Afternoon at the Venice Film Festival, due to her age. Under Italian law, minors cannot see a movie, which have no rating. It was an unusual problem for the organizers who said that they never came across the age-limit issue before. She left school after finishing second grade and joined Makhmalbaf Film School and studied cinema for five years. She's yet to direct a feature film like her sister, but Hana is already an international star. FILMOGRAPHY Lezate Divanegi (2003)... aka Joy of Madness