question: Is Mohsen Makhmalbaf:more popular than James Kerwin? 
answer: yes
context: Title: Time of Love
  Passage: Time of Love (Persian: نوبت عاشقي‎ ‎ , translit.  Nobat e Asheghi) is a 1990 film by Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, based on a story written by Makhmalbaf himself.  The film consists of three episodes, all with relatively similar plots.  Although categorized as an Iranian film, "Time of Love" was mostly shot in Istanbul, Turkey and the dialogues are both in Turkish and Persian.  It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.
  Title: Samira Makhmalbaf
  Passage: Samira Makhmalbaf (Persian: ‎ ‎ , "Samiraa Makhmalbaaf") (born February 15, 1980) is an internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and script writer.  She is the daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the film director and writer.  Samira Makhmalbaf is considered to be one of the most influential directors as part of the Iranian New Wave.
  Title: Blackboards
  Passage: Blackboards (Persian: تخته سیاه‎ ‎ , "Takhté siah") is a 2000 Iranian film directed by Samira Makhmalbaf.  It focuses on a group of Kurdish refugees after the chemical bombing of Halabja by Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War.  The screenplay was co-written by Makhmalbaf with her father, Mohsen Makhmalbaf.  The dialogue is entirely in Kurdish.  Makhmalbaf describes it as "something between reality and fiction.  Smuggling, being homeless, and people’s efforts to survive are all part of reality... the film, as a whole, is a metaphor."
  Title: Makhmalbaf Film House
  Passage: Makhmalbaf Film House is a film production company started by Mohsen Makhmalbaf and his family in Iran.  The production company, which comprises all his family members, continues to produce films from the United Kingdom.  Their latest production was "The Gardener" distributed by KDK Factory.
  Title: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  Passage: Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Persian: محسن مخملباف‎ ‎ , "Mohsen Makhmalbaaf"; born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer.  He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror in more than 15 major film festivals.  His award-winning films include "Kandahar"; his latest documentary is "The Gardener" and latest feature "The President".
  Title: The Apple (1998 film)
  Passage: The Apple (Persian: سیب‎ ‎ , translit.  "Sib") is the 1998 directorial debut by Samira Makhmalbaf, daughter of Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf.  The film is based on a true story and features the real people that actually lived it.  The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
  Title: James Kerwin
  Passage: James Kerwin (born October 13, 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American film and theatre director.
  Title: Boycott (1985 film)
  Passage: Boycott (Persian: Baykot‎ ‎ ) is a 1985 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, set in pre-revolutionary Iran.  The film tells the story of a young man named Valeh (Majid Majidi) who is sentenced to death for his communist tendencies.  It is widely believed that the film is based on Makhmalbaf's own experiences.  Ardalan Shoja Kaveh starred in the film.
citations: Mohsen Makhmalbaf James Kerwin