Rogheih Moharami

Moharami's entire documented film career rests on a single role: the "Old Woman" in *Gabbeh* (1996), directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film — shot on location in Iran — centers on a young woman named Gabbeh who emerges, in a kind of magical-realist flourish, from the woven carpet her elderly relatives are washing by a stream. Moharami and her husband Hossein Moharami play those relatives, an unnamed quarreling couple whose banter and bickering runs as a counterpoint to the younger woman's romantic story (jonathanrosenbaum.net). It's a framing device, yes, but one that Makhmalbaf treats with real affection — the couple's arguments feel genuinely improvised, the kind of domestic friction that doesn't read as performance so much as observation. *Gabbeh* had a strong domestic run in Iran and its Cannes "Un Certain Regard" slot in 1996 brought it international visibility it might not have otherwise received (Landmark Center). Whether Moharami had any screen work before or after this film isn't something the available public record can answer — no prior credits appear on Fandango or Rotten Tomatoes, and no subsequent projects are listed either. She doesn't appear to have pursued a public profile in the industry beyond this collaboration. What we can say is that her contribution to *Gabbeh*, however brief in screen time, is part of a film that's held up well — still screened at cultural festivals decades later, still discussed in serious film writing.