I Am Nasrine (Persian: من نسرین هستم) is a 2012 British-Iranian drama film written and directed by Tina Gharavi.[2][unreliable source] The film was nominated at the 66th British Academy Film Awards for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.[3]

I Am Nasrine
Directed byTina Gharavi
Screenplay byTina Gharavi
Produced by
  • James Richard Baillie
  • Tina Gharavi
Starring
CinematographyDavid Raedeker
Edited by
Music by
  • Kamal Kamruddin
  • Benjamin McAvoy
Production
company
Distributed byIndependent
Release dates
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Languages
Budgetapproximately £250,000[1]

Story

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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

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  1. ^ "Bafta nomination for Tina Gharavi's smuggled film". BBC News. 10 January 2013.
  2. ^ "I Am Nasrine". IMDb. 17 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Film in 2013 | BAFTA Awards".
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