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At 5:00 PM on a day in Bahman 1372, two famous directors of Iranian cinema; Masoud Kimiai and Bahram Beizai were on the eighth floor of this hotel in northern Tehran meeting someone whose name they had never heard of or seen before. A man who six years later became one of the most famous figures in contemporary Iranian history. Kimiai and Beizai boarded the elevator to the eighth floor while security officials accompanied them. Kimiai looked into the elevator mirror, his face had turned white and lifeless. His gaze in the mirror locked with Beizai's gaze. Both had meaningful smiles on their faces. Two hours later, they said goodbye to the security officials and went down in the same elevator. They cautiously came to the east side in front of the hotel, stood and made an appointment. This is a secret that will remain between them forever. Hello and welcome to the Profile channel. In this video, we tell you the life story of Masoud Kimiai, one of the most famous filmmakers in Iran, a renowned director who became involved in a secret cultural security project during the coldest days of Iranian politics. A project whose consequences never left him; not only himself but also his ex-wife Faegeh Atashin, Googoosh! Sources: “The Story of Saeed and Masoud; What did Emami have to do with Kimiai?”; Written by Serge Barsaghian, Iranian History Site, Nowruz Newspaper, Film Report Magazine