His top five favorite movies are, Rocky, Back To The Future, E.T., Bicycle Thieves and Close-Up.
In 2008 he started his own film company called Minali. Named after his mother Mina and his father Ali.
Completed 40 homemade movies by age 19.
Is also a film teacher.
Won his first film award at the age of 15.
Graduated from Filmhögskolan at The University of Gothenburg, in 2006.
Has made on-screen appearances in several of his own movies, beginning with a lead role in his debut documentary Var é brudarna? Men framför allt - Var é kärleken? (2004).
Latifzadeh is known for filming and setting his movies in and around Östersund, Sweden, where he was raised.
His favorite directors are Steven Spielberg, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, M. Night Shyamalan, Bo Widerberg, Michael Mann and Martin Scorsese.
At the age of 15, Pulp Fiction (1994) inspired him to become a director.