Rakhshān Bani-E'temād (Persian: رخشان بنی اعتماد , Rakhshān Bani-E'temād, born 3 April 1954 in Tehran) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter. Widely considered as Iran's premier female director, her films have been praised at international festivals as well as being remarkably popular with Iranian critics and audiences..