Alexis Kouros (born 1961, in
Kermanshah
Kermanshah ( fa, کرمانشاه, Kermânšâh ), also known as Kermashan (; romanized: Kirmaşan), is the capital of Kermanshah Province, located from Tehran in the western part of Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population is 946,68 ...
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Iran
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Finnish
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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
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documentary, ''Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle'', the story of
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
Mehran Karimi Nasseri ( fa, مهران کریمی ناصری pronounced ; 1945 – 12 November 2022), also known as Sir, Alfred Mehran, was an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal 1 in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 26 ...
.
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 ''
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'' in 2003. ''Helsinki Times'', a weekly English newspaper was established by Dream Catcher in April 2007. Kouros went on to become the editor in chief for the
Helsinki Times.
Books
*''Gondwana's Children''
*''Harmattan, the Traveler and the Dream Catcher''
Films
*''Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle''
*''Without my Daughter''
*''Rubina doesn't live here anymore..''
*''Chosen''
*''Rooted''
*''Kokonainen''
TV series
*''Finnish Cinema''
*''Great Finns:
Lönnrot''
References
External links
*
Dream CatcherSixDegrees MagazineHelsinki Times
Finnish writers
Finnish film directors
Iranian emigrants to Finland
Iranian writers
Iranian film directors
People from Kermanshah
1961 births
Living people
Finlandia Junior Prize winners
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