Nahid Persson

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Alternative names	Nahid Persson Sarvestani
Producer	Son of the Mullah (2023) Anders, jag och hans 23 andra kvinnor (2018) My Stolen Revolution (2013) Show all
Director	Son of the Mullah (2023) Be My Voice (2021) Anders, jag och hans 23 andra kvinnor (2018) Show all
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Biography

Born in Shiraz, Iran in 1960, Nahid Persson Sarvestani took political asylum in Sweden after the 1979 revolution in Iran. Nahid’s social-political films have won her over 30 awards. In 2006 Nahid was arrested in Iran for her critical depiction of women under the Islamic Republic regime. Her previous feature The Queen and I (2009) was the most seen documentary in Sweden in 2009.

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Interview with Nahid Persson at Nordic Women in Film (in Swedish)

Born in Shiraz, Iran in 1960, Nahid Persson Sarvestani took political asylum in Sweden after the 1979 revolution in Iran. Nahid’s social-political films have won her over 30 awards. In 2006 Nahid was arrested in Iran for her critical depiction of women under the Islamic Republic regime. Her previous feature The Queen and I (2009) was the most seen documentary in Sweden in 2009.

Director	Son of the Mullah (2023) Be My Voice (2021) Anders, jag och hans 23 andra kvinnor (2018) My Stolen Revolution (2013) The Queen and I (2009) Fågelburen (2008) The Blue Heart (2008) Four Wives - One Man (2007) Åt helvete med det gamla (2005) Prostitution bag sløret (2004) Last Days of Life (2002) Sjutton år av längtan (2000)
Screenplay	Son of the Mullah (2023) Be My Voice (2021) Anders, jag och hans 23 andra kvinnor (2018) My Stolen Revolution (2013) The Queen and I (2009) Fågelburen (2008) Four Wives - One Man (2007) Prostitution bag sløret (2004)
Producer	Son of the Mullah (2023) Anders, jag och hans 23 andra kvinnor (2018) My Stolen Revolution (2013) The Queen and I (2009) Fågelburen (2008) Emma (2008) The Blue Heart (2008) The Motorman (2008) Four Wives - One Man (2007) Damtoaletten (2006) Åt helvete med det gamla (2005) Jag och min kusin (2003) Sjutton år av längtan (2000)
Director of Photography	Anders, jag och hans 23 andra kvinnor (2018) Fågelburen (2008) The Blue Heart (2008) The Motorman (2008) Four Wives - One Man (2007) Prostitution bag sløret (2004) Jag och min kusin (2003) Last Days of Life (2002)
Film Editor	Anders, jag och hans 23 andra kvinnor (2018) My Stolen Revolution (2013) Fågelburen (2008) The Blue Heart (2008) Four Wives - One Man (2007) Prostitution bag sløret (2004) Last Days of Life (2002)
Cast	The Queen and I (2009) Jag och min kusin (2003)
Participant	Anders, jag och hans 23 andra kvinnor (2018)
Compilation	Jag och min kusin (2003)
Translation	The Queen and I (2009) Four Wives - One Man (2007) Prostitution bag sløret (2004)

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