Saeed Roustayi (Persian: سعید روستایی, born 14 August 1989) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing. "Life and a Day" (2016) is his first major cinematic work. At the Fajr International Film Festival, Roustayi won 2 Crystal Simorghs for best directing and best screenplay. He received the 2016 Reflet d'Or for Best Feature at the Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecrans. In 2022, his second film, Just 6.5 (2019), was nominated for the César Award for Best Foreign Film. In April 2022, his third film, Leila's Brothers (2022), was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. His works primarily focus on issues of social injustice, as well as his portrayals of women in Iranian society.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 14, 1989 (37)
- Tehran, Iran
- Director, producer and writer
- 2 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Known for
Where can I watch Saeed Roustayi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Saeed Roustayi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
8 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page.
Woman and Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Leila's Brothers(2022)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Law of Tehran(2019)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Blockage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Life and a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Very Secluded Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Saturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)