Nasser Taghvai

Taghvāi was born in Abadan, Iran on 13 July 1941. 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. His concern for the ethnography and atmosphere of southern Iran is notable in his films. Most of his works were 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. Taghvai died on 14 October 2025, at the age of 84.

Rahaee (Short Film), 1971 Tranquility in the Presence of Others, 1972 Sadeq the Kurdish, 1972 Curse, 1973 My Uncle Napoleon (TV series), 1976 Koochak-e-Jangali, 1980-1983 was banned by I.R.I.B Captain Khorshid, 1987 Oh Iran, 1990 Tales of Kish ("Greek Ship" episode), 1999 Unruled Paper, 2001 Zangi and Rumi, 2002 was banned by The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran Bitter tea, 2003 was banned by The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran