Oscar-nominated Iranian director risks jail for his art
Christiane Amanpour speaks with Academy Award-nominated director Mohammad Rasoulof about his film, “The Seed of the Sacred ...
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Iranian romantic film sparks crackdown
"In Iranian films, for 45 years ... Freedom' protest movement in Iran in 2022 sparked by the arrest of a 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini for a dress code violation who later died in police ...
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Romantic drama triggers government crackdown on Iranian filmmakers
A romantic drama about an elderly couple who share a night together to escape their loneliness has landed its Iranian ...
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10 Questions for Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof on 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' - 'It became a question of self-respect'
The 52-year-old has previously probed the moral cost of his country ... or will you still find a way to make Iranian films? I’m not worried right now, but of course there are concerns about the future ...
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Romantic drama triggers government crackdown on Iranian filmmakers
"In Iranian films, for 45 years ... Freedom" protest movement in Iran in 2022 sparked by the arrest of a 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini for a dress code violation who later died in police ...
Iranian Director on ‘Sunshine Express,’ Shakespeare, Westerns, and the Dangers of Role-Playing
"Hatred cannot be the path," says Amirali Navaee as he gets ready to world premiere his debut feature film at the Rotterdam Film Festival.
Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, directors of 'My Favourite Cake,' forbidden from leaving Iran
The two filmmakers are being investigated for 'propaganda against the Islamic Republic' and 'propagating debauchery.' ...
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Review: 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig,' Iranian thriller exposes the brutality of authoritarianism
In 2022, Iranian director ... Shot in secret, most of the film takes place inside the apartment of Iman (Missagh Zareh), his wife Najmeh (Soheila Golestani), and 21-year-old Rezvan (Mahsa Rostami ...