Mohammad Shirvani was born in Tehran in 1973 to a middle-class and religious family who did not approve of the cinema, through Mohammad showed an early penchant for painting and drama. Mohammad was enrolled in the military academy to avoid the compulsory draft during the war. But unwilling to serve the 10-year commitment, Mohammad ran away from military school, and started making films. His previous films include [La Candidate] (2001), [Navel] (2004), and [President Mir Qanbar] (2005).