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Review: A tense household becomes a metaphor for Iran’s divisions in ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Review: A tense household becomes a metaphor for Iran’s divisions in ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’

LA Times  

Reality seeps into “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” in multiple ways, including ones that writer-director Mohammad Rasoulof couldn’t have imagined back when he shot this absorbing drama in secret. “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” was inspired by one such jail stint in 2022, which occurred during the same time as that summer’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising, sparked by …

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Cannes 2024: ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ director Mohammad Rasoulof to attend premiere after fleeing Iran to escape harsh sentencing
7 months ago

Cannes 2024: ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ director Mohammad Rasoulof to attend premiere after fleeing Iran to escape harsh sentencing

The Hindu  

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof will make a defiant appearance at the Cannes Film Festival for the world premiere of his latest film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig. His escape follows the Islamic Revolutionary Court’s harsh sentencing and subsequent pressure on him to withdraw The Seed of the Sacred Fig from Cannes. The Seed of the Sacred Fig will be …

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Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere
7 months, 1 week ago

Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he’s fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film. Rasoulof said the prison sentence came before he revealed his latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” That film premieres in competition in Cannes on …

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Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison in Iran ahead of Cannes
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison in Iran ahead of Cannes

Associated Press  

The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated Press Thursday. “This judgment is issued due to Mr. Rasoulof signing statements in support of the Iranian people,” his lawyer Babak Paknia told the AP. Shortly after receiving …

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Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging

The Hindu  

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been handed an eight-year prison sentence, as reported by his lawyer. In a statement on X, Rasoulof's lawyer Babak Paknia detailed that Iran's Islamic Revolution Court imposed an eight-year prison term on Rasoulof, along with flogging, a fine, and property confiscation. The development follows Iranian authorities placing significant pressure on Rasoulof to withdraw his latest …

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Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison, lashings in Iran ahead of Cannes trip
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison, lashings in Iran ahead of Cannes trip

LA Times  

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, shown in 2013 in Cannes, has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the 2024 film festival in the south of France. The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes …

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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof banned from attending Cannes Film Festival 2024; here's everything you need to know
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof banned from attending Cannes Film Festival 2024; here's everything you need to know

Hindustan Times  

In what seems like an annual ritual, dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been banned by Teheran from attending the Cannes Film Festival, where his latest work, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, is vying for the top Palme d'Or. Mohammed prohibited from attending Cannes 2024 Iran's decision came on Thursday, and it has been regularly imposing such harsh and …

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Iran frees filmmaker Rasoulof after 6 months over protests criticism: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran frees filmmaker Rasoulof after 6 months over protests criticism: Report

Hindustan Times  

Iran has released an award-winning filmmaker more than six months after arresting him for criticizing the government, a pro-reform newspaper reported Monday. Mohammad Rasoulof, whose 2020 film, “There is No Evil,” won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, is one of several prominent artists, athletes and other celebrities detained in recent months for criticizing authorities. Authorities also …

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Iran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentence
2 years, 5 months ago

Iran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentence

The Hindu  

Iran's judiciary on Tuesday ordered one of the country's leading filmmakers to serve out a six-year prison sentence from a decade ago that had never been enforced. Masoud Setayeshi, spokesman for Iran's judiciary, announced that award-winning director, Jafar Panahi, perhaps Iran's best-known film director, would fulfill his six-year prison term handed down in 2011 on charges of producing antigovernment propaganda, …

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Iran arrests 3rd outspoken filmmaker in escalating crackdown
2 years, 5 months ago

Iran arrests 3rd outspoken filmmaker in escalating crackdown

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has arrested an internationally renowned filmmaker, several newspapers reported Tuesday, the third Iranian director to be locked up in less than a week as the government escalates a crackdown on the country’s celebrated cinema industry. Panahi has won multiple festival awards, including the 2015 Berlin Golden Bear for “Taxi,” a wide-ranging meditation on poverty, …

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