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Narges Rashidi

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Narges Rashidi
Shideh (Narges Rashidi) and her family live amid the chaos of the Iran-Iraq war, a period known as The War of the Cities. Accused of subversion by the post-Revolution government and blacklisted from medical college, she falls into a state of malaise. With Tehran under the constant threat of aerial bombardment, her husband (Bobby Naderi) is drafted and sent to the frontlines by the army, leaving Shideh all alone to protect their young daughter, Dorsa (Avin Manshadi). Soon after he leaves, a missile hits their apartment building and while failing to explode, a neighbor dies under mysterious circumstances and the behavior of Dorsa becomes increasingly erratic. 

Shideh finds herself slowly drawn into the ensuing turmoil, struggling to cling onto what is real and what is not. Searching for answers, she learns from a superstitious neighbor that the cursed missile might have brought with it Djinn (malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits that travel on the wind). Convinced that a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess Dorsa, Shideh has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself.
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Narges Rashidi was born in Iran, settled in 1987 with her family at first in Turkey and a year later to Germany. After graduation she moved to Berlin and studied acting. In 2005 she attended in Los Angeles the Master Class with MK Lewis. In 2007 she received the award for Best Young Actress at the New York International Independent Film Video Festival for her role as Lolita in A2Z. The German public knows her, among other things through her roles in Schwarze Schafe, Schimanski: Schicht im Schacht, Breathful, Dating Lancelot and KDD. In 2012 Narges Rashidi will be one of the main cast of a new Sat.1 series.
BornMarch 21
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      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Narges Rashidi and Avin Manshadi in Under the Shadow (2016)
    Under the Shadow
    6.8
    • Shideh
    • 2016
    Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu in Gangs of London (2020)
    Gangs of London
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Lale
    Peter Kurth in Ferdinand von Schirach - Glauben (2021)
    Ferdinand von Schirach - Glauben
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Azra
    Julia Goldani Telles in The Girlfriend Experience (2016)
    The Girlfriend Experience
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Darya Esford

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    Actress



    • #Schwarze Schafe
      • 2025
    • Untitled Narges Rashidi/Joseph Fiennes Project
      • Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
      • In Production
      • TV Series



    • Forest Whitaker, Tom Hardy, Timothy Olyphant, Sunny Pang, and Jessie Mei Li in Ravage (2025)
      Ravage
      5.7
      • Helena
      • 2025
    • Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu in Gangs of London (2020)
      Gangs of London
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Lale
      • 2020–2025
    • Taha (2024)
      Taha
      Short
      • Pina
      • 2024
    • Wäldern (2024)
      Wäldern
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Greta
      • 2024
    • Last Swim (2024)
      Last Swim
      6.4
      • Mona
      • 2024
    • Am Ende - Die Macht der Kränkung (2023)
      Am Ende - Die Macht der Kränkung
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Aisha
      • 2023
    • Hugh Bonneville and George MacKay in I Came By (2022)
      I Came By
      6.2
      • Dorsa (Neighbour)
      • 2022
    • Peter Kurth in Ferdinand von Schirach - Glauben (2021)
      Ferdinand von Schirach - Glauben
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Azra
      • 2021
    • Le contrat de trop (2021)
      Le contrat de trop
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Dalida Medjoub
      • 2021
    • Eisland (2021)
      Eisland
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Orthopädin
      • 2021
    • Le Troisième Œil (2010)
      Le Troisième Œil
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Leila Nymann
      • 2019
    • The Manchador (2019)
      The Manchador
      7.9
      Short
      • Mina
      • 2019
    • Esme Creed-Miles and Adam Bessa in Hanna (2019)
      Hanna
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Sima
      • 2019
    • Die Spezialisten - Im Namen der Opfer (2016)
      Die Spezialisten - Im Namen der Opfer
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Samira Vaziri
      • 2016–2018
    • Julia Goldani Telles in The Girlfriend Experience (2016)
      The Girlfriend Experience
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Darya Esford
      • 2017

    Producer



    • A2Z (2007)
      A2Z
      7.9
      • associate producer
      • 2007

    Soundtrack



    • Dating Lanzelot (2011)
      Dating Lanzelot
      4.2
      • performer: "Blonde dürre Schrauben"
      • 2011

    Videos15

    Season 2 Trailer
    Trailer 2:33
    Season 2 Trailer
    Season 2 Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:06
    Season 2 Official Trailer
    Season 2 Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:06
    Season 2 Official Trailer
    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 1:49
    Trailer [OV]
    Under the Shadow
    Trailer 2:09
    Under the Shadow
    Ferdinand Von Schirach-Glauben
    Trailer 1:01
    Ferdinand Von Schirach-Glauben
    The Girlfriend Experience: Tired
    Trailer 1:10
    The Girlfriend Experience: Tired

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      • 1.73 m
    • Born
      • March 21
      • Khorramabad, Iran
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      • Christian Straka
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      Stage play: Wie man Wünsche beim Schwanz packt - playing Torte, Director: B. Murmann, at the Galerieetaqen in Berlin, Germany

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