Nasser Taghvai

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-07-10 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Iran

Nasser Taghvai

Biography

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 Swit...

Acting

2021

2009

The Final Word

as Himself

2022

Pure White

as Self

2002

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Fannizadeh

as Himself

2024

Nosrat Karimi, Being an Artist in Iran

as himself (archive footage)

2020

Frame

as Self

Production

1999

Tales of Kish

as Director

1987

Captain Khorshid

as Director

1987

Captain Khorshid

as Screenplay

1987

1969

Wind of Jinn

as Writer

1972

Sadegh the Kurd

as Director

2002

Unruled Paper

as Director

1969

Wind of Jinn

as Director

1970

Arba'een

as Director

1990

Ey Iran

as Director

1990

Ey Iran

as Writer

1967

1997

Pish

as Director

1997

Pish

as Writer

1967

Taxi Meter

as Director

1970

1971

Mashhad Ghali

as Director

1973

The Curse

as Director

1971

Release

as Director

1971

Release

as Writer

1969

The Palm

as Director

1969

The Palm

as Writer

1970

Wind of Zaar

as Director

1970

Wind of Zaar

as Writer

1972

2002

Unruled Paper

as Writer

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