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“Tatami,” the Iranian drama from co-directors Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir, has been picked up by XYZ Films for North America, where both lip-synched English and original language versions will be released later this year. The feature, which bowed in Venice 2023 where it won the Brian Award, made history by becoming the first film …

Farsi-language film bowed Venice first feature co-directed Israeli Iranian.

Israeli director Guy Nattiv says Tokyo festival awards bring 'some light' amid the darkness of the war

'Tatami,' about an Iranian judo fighter forced to make a life-changing decision, is the first feature to be co-directed by an Israeli and an Iranian.

Tatami, the groundbreaking Iranian drama co-directed by Oscar-winner Guy Nattiv (Golda, Skin) and Cannes best actress winner Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Shayda, Holy Spider), has landed a number of major international territory deals following its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. WestEnd Films has closed sales on the feature — the first to be co-directed by an …

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An Israeli man, Guy Nattiv, and an Iranian woman, Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, have made history by co-directing a movie together. “Tatami” tells the story of an Iranian Judo fighter who is ordered by her government to “throw” a fight at the Judo World Championships in order not to have to face an Israeli in the next […]

Nattiv’s most recent movie, Golda, starring Helen Mirren, just opened the Jerusalem Film Festival.

'Tatami' tells the story of an Iranian ultimatum at a world judo championship