Sonia Nassery Cole
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About
Director of the film The Black Tulip, which was Afghanistan's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2010 Academy Awards.
Before Fame
She escaped Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1979 when she was just 17.
Trivia
She established the Afghanistan World Foundation, which funded the construction of a hospital for women and children, among other things.
Family Life
Her father was an Afghan diplomat.
Associated With
Her award-winning 2010 film The Black Tulip starred actor Jack Scalia.
