I Am Nasrine (trailer)
Description :
Peter Bradshaw ★★★★ 4-star review of I Am Nasrine in The Guardian: The Bafta-nominated debut tells its story of Iranian emigrants to Britain with integrity and feeling... A valuable debut, shot with a fluent kind of poetry.
Jackie Kay, poet, has said of I Am Nasrine: ...I Am Nasrine is a tender and affecting coming of age movie... Heartening and uplifting to come across an Iranian woman filmmaker with Gharavi's magical yet methodical talent.
Sir Ben Kingsley has said of I Am Nasrine: ...In our economic climate this is a film of vital importance. It is now, in this uncertain climate, that the innocent strangers in our midst could so easily be victimised... It has always been my experience that when one's motives are pure, the angels will come. Having met Tina and talked about her aspirations for this film, I know her motives are pure. She aims to make a life enhancing film. An important and much needed film.
Mark Cousins writing about I Am Nasrine: ...It made me cry. It is a film that captures the beauty of human interactions - tentative and curious - and is full of ideas about how to frame and tell a story. i really admired the ellipses in your film, the boldness with which you jumped forward, and what you left out. And, of course, it is profoundly relevant and puts to shame many portayals of Iranian people.
SYNOPSIS
I Am Nasrine is an Iranian girl's journey of self-discovery.
I Am Nasrine: A film about love, finding oneself and the eternal search for home. Events throw Nasrine's world into turmoil as circumstances beyond her control change her life forever.
In this coming of age story we meet a young woman who is doing her best to understand herself, deal with the consequences of the politics around her and find a better world.
I Am Nasrine: a coming-of-age story set against the modern refugee experience.