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Nasser Taghvai

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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Born:
Jul 10, 1941 In Iran
Movie/TV Credits:
6
First Appeared:
In the movie Fannizadeh
Latest Project:
Movie Pure White 2022-02-25
Known For
Poster of Pure White
Poster of Saying by Not Saying
Poster of The Final Word
Poster of Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty
Filmography
Movie Fannizadeh Himself 2025
Movie Pure White Self 2022-02-25
Movie Saying by Not Saying as Self 2021-09-01
Movie The Final Word Himself 2009-04-01
Movie After the silence himself 2002-09-01
Movie Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty self 1999-01-01