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Cyrus Nowrasteh (Persian: سیروس/کوروش نورسته; / n ə ˈ r ɑː s t ə /; born September 19, 1956) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer of film and television. He has worked on numerous television series and made-for-TV movies including The Day Reagan Was Shot , Falcon Crest , Into the West , and the controversial ...
Cyrus Nowrasteh is an Iranian-American filmmaker who has written and directed films such as The Stoning of Soraya M. and The Path to 9/11. He has won several awards and faced controversies for his portrayal of historical and political events.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Boulder, Colorado, USA
Infidel is a Middle East thriller inspired by true stories of Americans kidnapped and imprisoned in Iran. Learn about the film's production, cast, and director Cyrus Nowrasteh, who also wrote The Stoning of Soraya M.
Cyrus Nowrasteh was born in Boulder, Colorado of Iranian parents, and lived in Iran as a young boy. A graduate of the USC cinema program, he has worked in the motion picture and television business for over 20 years.
Cyrus Nowrasteh. Writer: The Stoning of Soraya M.. Of Iranian descent, he was born in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from Madison West High School and was a city boys high school tennis champion.
- September 19, 1956
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh and Cyrus Nowrasteh. Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh was born and raised in Northeastern Ohio and earned her B.A. in Creative Writing from Miami University. When she was twenty two she moved to Los Angeles where she worked as a production artist and copywriter for movie advertising.
Filmmaker Cyrus Nowrasteh and his wife and writing partner Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh (The Stoning of Soraya M) first set out to adapt Anne Rice’s novel of Jesus’ youth, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, five years ago.
