Rasūl Mullāqulī’pūr (September 9, 1955––March 6, 2007) is a well-known figure in Iranian cinema. He left a lasting impact through his movies about the Iran-Iraq War. Mollagholi Poor’s remarkable ability to offer an original and novel viewpoint on the conflict and Iran’s defense is a defining feature of his filmography. His breakthrough performance was in The Flight in the Night (Parvāz Dar Shab,1986). Later, he was successful with his movies Poisonous Mushroom (Qārch-i Sammī, 2002) and M Like Mother (Mīm Misl-i Mādar, 2006), the latter of which received critical acclaim.