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Nasser Taghvai
Iran
Naser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. After early experiences as a story writer, he began filming documentaries in 19…
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Naser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. After early experiences as a story writer, he began filming documentaries in 1967. He made his debut, Tranquility in the Presence of Others, in 1970 and gained the attention of Iranian critics. He became famous by directing the TV series My Uncle Napoleon. His concern for the ethnography and atmosphere of southern Iran is notable in his films. Most of his works have been based on novels. Captain Khorshid is an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not, which won the third prize at the 48th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 1988. In 1999 he directed a segment of the film Tales of Kish, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2024
Nosrat Karimi, Being an Artist in Iran
Movie himself (archive footage)
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2022
Pure White
Movie Self
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2021
Saying by Not Saying
Movie as Self
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2020
Frame
Movie Self
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2009
The Final Word
Movie Himself
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2005
Tamrin-e akhar
Movie Director
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2002
After the silence
Movie himself
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2002
Unruled Paper
Movie Director
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1999
Tales of Kish
Movie Director
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1999
Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty
Movie self
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1997
Pish
Movie Director
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1990
Ey Iran
Movie Writer
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1987
Captain Khorshid
Movie Screenplay
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1976
My Uncle Napoleon
TV show Writer
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1973
The Curse
Movie Director
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1972
Tranquility in the Presence of Others
Movie Screenplay
More credits
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1972
Sadegh the Kurd
Movie Director
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1971
Release
Movie Writer
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1971
Mashhad Ghali
Movie Director
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1970
Naankhor-haye bisavadi
Movie Director
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1970
Wind of Zaar
Movie Writer
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1970
Arba'een
Movie Director
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1969
The Palm
Movie Director
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1969
Wind of Jinn
Movie Writer
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1968
Thursday-bazaar of Minaab
Movie Director
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1967
Taxi Meter
Movie Director
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1967
The Barbershop of Sun
Movie Director
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1967
"Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony
Movie Director
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Fannizadeh
Movie Himself
