I Am Nasrine
| I Am Nasrine | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tina Gharavi |
| Produced by |
James Richard Baillie Tina Gharavi |
| Screenplay by | Tina Gharavi |
| Starring |
Micsha Sadeghi Shiraz Haq Christian Coulson |
| Music by |
Kamal Kamruddin Benjamin McAvoy |
| Cinematography | David Raedeker |
| Edited by |
Lesley Walker Lucia Zucchetti |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Independent |
Release dates |
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Running time | 93 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language |
Persian English |
| Budget | approx. £250,000[1] |
I Am Nasrine (Persian: من نسرین هستم) is a 2012 British-Iranian drama film written and directed by Tina Gharavi.[2] The film was nominated at the 66th British Academy Film Awards for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.[3]
Story
A middle class Iranian woman, 16-year-old Nasrine, is arrested by the Iranian police, for riding on the back of a boy's motorcycle. She is sexually assaulted in prison. She flees to the UK with her older brother Ali, and moves into a Newcastle council estate. The film touches on aspects of racism and treatment of refugees in the UK.
References
External links
- Official website
- I Am Nasrine at the Internet Movie Database
- I Am Nasrine at Rotten Tomatoes
- I Am Nasrine on Facebook
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