Nasser Taghvai
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 10, 1941
- Died
- October 14, 2025
- Birthplace
- Iran
Naser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. 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. He became famous by directing the TV series My Uncle Napoleon. His concern for the ethnography and atmosphere of southern Iran is notable in his films. Most of his works have been 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.
Filmography
Fannizadeh TBA
as Himself
Nosrat Karimi, Being an Artist in Iran 2024
as himself (archive footage)
Pure White 2022
as Self
Saying by Not Saying 2021
as as Self
Frame 2020
as Self
The Final Word 2009
as Himself
- Tamrin-e akhar
Tamrin-e akhar 2005
Director
After the silence 2002
as himself
Unruled Paper 2002
Director, Writer
Tales of Kish 1999
Director
Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty 1999
as Self
Pish 1997
Director, Writer
Ey Iran 1990
Director, Writer
Captain Khorshid 1987
Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Curse 1973
Director
Tranquility in the Presence of Others 1972
Director, Screenplay
Sadegh the Kurd 1972
Director, Writer
Release 1971
Director, Writer
Mashhad Ghali 1971
Director
Naankhor-haye bisavadi 1970
Director
Wind of Zaar 1970
Director, Writer
Arba'een 1970
Director
The Palm 1969
Director, Writer
Wind of Jinn 1969
Writer, Director
Thursday-bazaar of Minaab 1968
Director
Taxi Meter 1967
Director
The Barbershop of Sun 1967
Director
"Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony 1967
Director
Credits from TMDB.