‘Calendar Girls’ Screenwriter Juliette Towhidi To Pen Biopic On Farah Pahlavi, Empress Of Iran
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: British-Iranian screenwriter Juliette Towhidi (Calendar Girls, Testament of Youth) is attached to pen the untitled feature film project about Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, wife of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
As Deadline announced last summer, a newly formed collaboration with (Women of the Movement producers Serendipity Group and John Powers Middleton, an official documentary and film project, was in the works.
The doc began production in Washington, DC, and continued through the end of 2024. Work is set to resume this month. Emily Atef has been set as the film’s director.
The film will explore the life of Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi, focusing on the resilience of a woman who, despite an exile lasting more than 45 years and mourning the loss of her husband and two children, remains deeply devoted to her duty as a sovereign and attached to her homeland.
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