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My Take
Naderi is a filmmaker I quietly treasure. Born in Abadan, an oil town in Iran, he gave the world The Runner, a film cinephiles still pass around like a secret. He writes, he photographs, he sees. There is a dry, sun-bleached beauty to that strand of Iranian cinema, and he later kept working in America, never abandoning the stories he needed to tell. I'm drawn to artists who refuse to chase trends and instead stare patiently at human beings through the lens. His career proves the unfashionable truth that genuine, uncompromising work outlasts whatever is loud at the moment. That obstinate authorship is exactly what I love.
Overview
Amir Naderi (Persian: امیر نادری, Persian pronunciation: [æˈmiːr naːdeˈriː], born 15 August 1946, in Abadan) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for The Runner and Vegas: Based on a True Story.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Amir Naderi
- Name (Japanese)
- アミール・ナデリ
- Reading
- あみーる・なでり
- Born
- August 15, 1946 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Abadan, Khuzestan Province, Iran
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / photographer / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.