Alexis Kouros
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Alexis Kouros is a Iran
ian-Finnish
writer, documentary-maker, director and producer.
His first book, Gondwana's Children, won the Finlandia Junior award in 1997. His first film was the 2000
documentary, Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle, the story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri.
He also directed a documentary called Without My Daughter
in response to the 1991 Hollywood movie, Not Without My Daughter
.
He started his production company Dream Catcher. The company started publishing Finland's first English language monthly called SixDegrees in 2003. Helsinki Times, a weekly English newspaper was established by Dream Catcher in April 2007.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian-Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
writer, documentary-maker, director and producer.
His first book, Gondwana's Children, won the Finlandia Junior award in 1997. His first film was the 2000
2000 in film
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
documentary, Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle, the story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri.
He also directed a documentary called Without My Daughter
Without My Daughter
Without My Daughter is a 90-minute documentary directed by Kari Tervo and Alexis Kouros.In 1989, a book titled Not Without My Daughter was published, based on the story of an American woman, Betty Mahmoody...
in response to the 1991 Hollywood movie, Not Without My Daughter
Not Without My Daughter
Not Without My Daughter is a film released in 1991 depicting the escape of American citizen Betty Mahmoody and her daughter from her husband in Iran. The film was shot in the United States and Israel, and the main characters are played by Sally Field and Alfred Molina...
.
He started his production company Dream Catcher. The company started publishing Finland's first English language monthly called SixDegrees in 2003. Helsinki Times, a weekly English newspaper was established by Dream Catcher in April 2007.
Films
- Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle
- Without my Daughter
- Rubina doesn't live here anymore..
- Chosen
- Rooted
- Kokonainen