Nacim Pak-Shiraz

Nacim Pak-Shiraz is Lecturer in Film and Persian Studies at the University of Edinburgh. She is the author of Shi'i Islam in Iranian Cinema: Religion and Spirituality in Film (2011) and several articles on Iranian cinema.
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Film | Review: A Separation

Academic and author Nacim Pak-Shiraz reviews Iranian filmaker Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning 'A Separation'.
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