Narges Kalhor is an Iranian film director. She is the daughter of Mehdi Kalhor, the media and cultural advisor to President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. She has produced films critical of the Iranian government.
In October 2009, while visiting Germany to present her short films at the Nuremberg Film Festival, Kalhor applied for political asylum in Germany, claiming to have received warnings that she could be in danger if she returns to Iran because of her critical stance on her country.[1]
Kalhor actively participated in the 2009 Iranian election protests.