| I Am Nasrine | |
| Director: | Tina Gharavi |
| Screenplay: | Tina Gharavi |
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| Cinematography: | David Raedeker |
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| Studio: | Bridge and Tunnel Productions |
| Distributor: | Independent |
| Runtime: | 93 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
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| Budget: | approximately £250,000[1] |
I Am Nasrine (fa|من نسرین هستم) is a 2012 British-Iranian drama film written and directed by Tina Gharavi.[2] The film was nominated at the 66th British Academy Film Awards for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.[3]
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.