Nahid Persson Sarvestani
Director · b. 1960 · Shiraz, Iran
Nahid Persson Sarvestani, born 24 May 1960 in Shiraz, Iran, is an award-winning Iranian-Swedish documentary filmmaker and director, who came to Sweden as a refugee after the Iranian revolution 1979.
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Movie6.0DocumentaryAs a student, the director managed to flee revolutionary Iran. Many who stayed behind did not survive. When there are renewed protests in Teheran 30 years later, she goes looking for a couple of other survivors who fled. An emotional, very personal documentary.
Movie8.7DocumentaryDramaIn 2019, the multi-awarded filmmaker Nahid Persson Sarvestani (My Stolen Revolution, Prostitution Behind the Veil) filmed the Iranian journalist based in France Roholla Zam, who exposed the Iranian regime money laundering. Months later, Rohollah was lured by moles to Iraq and kidnapped to Iran. After 14 months in prison, he was executed.
Son of the Mullah
2023 · 9 votes
Movie4.8DocumentaryFilmmaker and Iranian exile Nahid Persson talks with Queeen Farah, the widow of the late Shah of Iran, who also has been an Iranian exile since the Shah was overthrown in 1979. A meeting of two women who once belonged to opposite sides in Iran.
Movie6.8DocumentaryNahid meets Anders who is dating 24 women at the same time. Anders, Me and His 23 Other Women is a film about love, loneliness and dating in the 21st century.