He has also written and translated numerous essays about cinema and other fine arts. Personal life Sinai married the Hungarian painter, Gizella Varga Sinai, and Iranian painter Farah Ossouli. His three daughters are artists, and his one son is a scientist. On 1 August 2020, Sinai died at the age of 79 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. See also Cinema of Iran References External links Michaël Abescassis, Impressions of an Auteur, Tehran Today: Talking with Iranian Director Khosrow Sinai, Bright Lights Film Journal, May 2009, . Ryszard Antolak, The Lost Requiem of Khosrow Sinai, Persian Journal, 25 November 2007, .The Lost Requiem: Khosrow Sinai's priceless Iranian and Polish historical document, The Iranian, 26 November 2007, . Khosrow Sinai, The passing of the Polish through Iran (Gozar-e Lahestāni-hā az Iran), in Persian, Jadid Online, 28 May 2009, (Persian), (English). An audio slideshow by Shokā Sahrā'i (with English subtitles): (7 min 46 sec). An extended interview with Kh. Sinai, his biography, list of books, in Persian (artebox.ir) 1941 births 2020 deaths Iranian film directors Alborz High School alumni TU Wien alumni People from Mazandaran Province People from Sari, Iran Crystal Simorgh for Best Director winners Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay winners Iranian expatriates in Austria Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran