Iran’s most prominent filmmakers Dariush Mehrjui and his wife were found dead. The 83-year-old and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar were found with stab injuries in their home near the capital, Tehran, on Saturday evening, Iranian authorities say, reports bbc.com.

Mehrjui was considered as one of the founders of Iranian new-wave cinema. Four people have been identified in connection to the deaths, according to local media reports.