Hollywood Movie Script Coverage for “A Flame of Fire: A Story of My Own Identity and What It, Means to Be A Minority in Iran” by Khalil E. Nikkhessal has been released for the book’s qualification for a Hollywood movie adaptation

ARP’s Movie Script Coverage service aims to provide a written outline of the author’s book—a screenplay—that will be stored in a database that major studios can consult when seeking stories to adapt into films. Recently, a Hollywood-style script was written for Khalil E. Nikkhessal’s “A Flame of Fire: A Story of My Own Identity and What It, Means to Be A Minority in Iran,” which can quickly become a successful movie. There is a large audience that needs the encouragement that it will provide.

The screenplay is the common ground on which producers, directors, actors, and production teams working on the movie will collaborate from start to finish and serves as a roadmap for them in terms of what will be seen on the big screen. The production of the Movie Script coverage is to prepare for the screenplay to be produced.

“A Flame of Fire: A Story of My Own Identity and What It, Means to Be A Minority in Iran” presents Khalil building a successful business in Iran despite the challenges he faces as a minority. However, he escapes betrayal and jealousy by moving to the USA. This shows that despite the difficulties that anyone might face in childhood, they can achieve success through perseverance. It also shows that it is better to flee from a dangerous place than allow sentiments to expose you to the dangers that abound there. If adapted into a movie, it will encourage other minorities struggling to escape their suffering in search of greener pastures.

Author Mr. Nikkhessal was born in Yazd, Iran, in 1941, into a family with a brother and three sisters. His understanding of his place in the country’s culture was formed early, from observing the treatment of the elders in his family by the Muslim community and from the mistreatment he received in school. That did not deter him, however, from graduating from high school, immigrating to Germany, learning the language, and ultimately receiving a master’s degree in electronics from the Technical University in Frankfurt. After a series of jobs in that country, he returned to Iran, his homeland, to establish a family and a business.

Interspersed in the narrative of Mr. Nikkhessal’s personal life are insightful reflections on Iranian culture, chronicling historical milestones as well as perspectives on the revolution, the Shah, and the ongoing victimization of the Bahá’í. Yet, with all of the upheavals, Mr. Nikkhessal persevered, finding work as a self-employed electronics repairman after being fired from a job because of his religious convictions. He went on to hire unemployed Bahá’í and successfully build a business literally from the ground up out of a workshop in his parents’ house.

What transpires throughout his next 30 professional years is a series of business triumphs and, unfortunately, defeats. Mr. Nikkhessal captivates the reader with the innermost details of each business: the people, the work, the drama, the ups and downs, and, perhaps most importantly, the impact on his body, mind, and spirit, which ultimately drove him to leave his beloved birthplace and relocate to the United States with his wife.

What comes shining through in this memoir is the author’s optimism. Early on, he sets the tone for his perspective by writing, “However, we should always take the lessons of our past, good or bad, into the future. Success requires self-confidence, intelligence, and good circumstances. These things can be found in any situation if one is willing to work.” At the end of this story, that optimism is still a part of the narrative. He says, “When you carried your memories, you would bend your back under them. However, if you put them under your foot, your height will be taller. I, at this moment, bring it out of my heart one after another and put it under my foot to forget them all.” 

Marginalized people the world over face enormous difficulties in daily life. Understanding these struggles enhances our compassion and empathy. This book is a teaching moment, a conduit for greater awareness of the biases heeded by so many in different cultures, thanks to the honest and sincere personal recollections shared by the author.

“A Flame of Fire: A Story of My Own Identity and What It, Means to Be A Minority in Iran” speaks about the experience of many people raised as a minority in Iran. It shows the inhumane treatment of people towards other people who differ from them in religion and faith. It also speaks of religious leaders’ influence on uneducated minds and how they control them to do their bidding. It touches on business, religion, family, education, and history.

Khalil’s experience in Iran can easily resonate with many Iranians worldwide, making him a fan favorite as soon as the movie starts.