Daryush Shokof
Daryush Shokof (Persian: داریوش شکوف, born 25 June 1954) is an Iranian writer, film director, artist and film producer based in Germany. His first feature film was Seven Servants which featured Anthony Quinn in one of his last roles.
Also recorded as Ali Reza Shokoufandeh
Daryush Shokof
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- 1954 · Tehran.
- Nationality
- Iran
- Occupation
- film director · human rights defender · film producer · screenwriter · actor · painter · philosopher
- Education
- Eastern New Mexico University · University of Texas at Arlington
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Shokof was born as Ali Reza Shokoufandeh on 25 June 1954 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran. He graduated from Eastern New Mexico University with a degree in Physics and Mathematics and later received an MBA from University of Dallas in Texas. In 1985, he moved to Germany and became a vocal critic of the Islamic Republic.
Alleged kidnapping
Alleged kidnapping
In late May 2010, around the release of his film Iran Zendan, Shokof said that he was kidnapped by four Arabic-speaking men in the city of Cologne, Germany, and was kept for over twelve days. German police said they could not confirm his story, and speculated it might have been staged to attract attention.
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- 1.Seven Servants. Variety.com. 26 August 1996.
- 2.Iranischer Regisseur spurlos verschwunden. Die Welt. 29 May 2010.
- 3.دوزخ ایران در فیلمهای شکوف. Deutsche Welle. 26 September 2018.
- 4.Exil-Iraner Shokof veröffentlicht Film im Internet. Der Spiegel. 17 June 2010.
- 5.معمای فیلمساز ایرانی مقیم آلمان. BBC.com. 17 June 2010.
- 6.New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. 2007 Awards - Los Angeles March.
- 7.New York International Film Festival. 2011 Los Angeles Awards. 2011.
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