Atiq Rahimi

Atiq Rahimi (b. 1962) was born in Kabul, but fled Afghanistan in 1984. The director came to France as a political refugee and went to the prestigious Sorbonne University in Paris. Rahimi is perhaps best known as an author and was awarded the Goncourt Prize in 2008. He was also awarded several prizes for his debut film, Earth and Ashes (2004). Our Lady of the Nile is his third feature film.

Films