I Am Nasrine
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| Directed by | Tina Gharavi |
| Screenplay by | Tina Gharavi |
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| Cinematography | David Raedeker |
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| Distributed by | Independent |
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93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Budget | approximately £250,000 |
I Am Nasrine (Persian: من نسرین هستم) is a 2012 British-Iranian drama film written and directed by Tina Gharavi. The film was nominated at the 66th British Academy Film Awards for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
Story
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.