Fakhri Khorvash (Persian: فخری خوروش, 31 May 1929 – 10 June 2023) was an Iranian stage and film actress and director.

[2] Although she performed in the theatre and in cinema in parallel, she was not keen to switch to the silver screen completely in her earlier years.

Naive won a Jury award at the Moscow International Film Festival, and was a hit in Iran.

[5] By 1972, the Iranian Ministry of Cultural Affairs had imposed strict guidelines in the depiction of nudity and sexual relations.

Inspired by, and competing in the popular space with, sexually overt European cinema, filmfarsi attempted to sell the erotic to the masses.

Criticising the royal government and featuring understated homosexuality as well a strong female protagonist, it was suppressed after only two screenings.