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Director Who Fled Iran Brings a Movie and a Message of Hope to Cannes
25 May 2024 13:16 GMT
… of the Sacred Fig,” the director Mohammad Rasoulof learned that he … he was imprisoned alongside the director Jafar Panahi for signing a petition that … release in February 2023, the director began formulating a plan to …
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‘Don’t be afraid’: exiled director Mohammad Rasoulof sends a message to Iranian cinema from Cannes
25 May 2024 13:12 GMT
… an impassioned call for resistance directed at the film-makers … , he and fellow film director Jafar Panahi tried to follow the demonstrations … audience at Cannes as the director held aloft images of … film, and she saluted her director’s bravery. “Who else …
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Expert on Iranian artists can comment on Cannes director drama
23 May 2024 18:42 GMT
… the apparently exiled Iranian movie director Mohammad Rasoulof at the Cannes … WikiMedia Commons.“He is like Jafar Panahi, who is banned from working … to artists quite frequently.
“Theatre director Ali Akbar Alizad, about whom …
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Cannes 2024: ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ director Mohammad Rasoulof to attend premiere after fleeing Iran
23 May 2024 08:07 GMT
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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof will make a … confirmed his attendance, highlighting the director’s resilience and commitment to … 2011, when he and fellow director Jafar Panahi received prison sentences and a …
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The Best Directors Since 2000, Ranked
13 May 2024 00:11 GMT
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Although difficult, some directors have broken through and … Iranian filmmakers such as Jafar Panahi and Saeed Roustaee have … time for a director. In 2021, Hamaguchi directed both Wheel of … in a Broadway production.
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Iranian director sentenced to prison, flogging for hijab violations in film
10 May 2024 06:41 GMT
Renowned Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been … last month, both the director and the festival have faced … penalty yet imposed on the director. Previously, in 2010, he … fellow Iranian directors Abbas Kiarostami, Asghar Farhadi, and Jafar Panahi — all …
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Iranian director sentenced to flogging, jail and fine for ‘collusion against national security’
09 May 2024 10:15 GMT
… Iran has sentenced renowned director Mohammad Rasoulof to … Baran Rasoulof phones Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, winner of … thriving film industry.
Director Saeed Roustaee was sentenced … in custody.
Celebrated director Jafar Panahi has been subjected to …
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Iran jails film director Rasoulof for 'security' offences: lawyer
08 May 2024 20:19 GMT
… Film Festival this month.
The director, who is in his early … increasingly contentious for Iranian directors and actors.
Prominent director Saeed Roustaee was … cinema scene, with figures like Jafar Panahi and Asghar Farhadi scooping awards …
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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging
08 May 2024 19:18 GMT
… one of Iran’s leading directors, whose latest film, The Seed … was announced last month, the director and the festival had come … yet handed out to the director. In 2010, he was … Abbas Kiarostami, Asghar Farhadi and Jafar Panahi in the critical acclaim in …
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Iran Sentences Director Mohammad Rasoulof to 8 Years in Prison and Flogging Days Before His New Film Premieres at Cannes
08 May 2024 17:17 GMT
… at the Cannes Film Festival, director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced … disappears.
The 51-year-old director has been hit with a … , such as Asghar Farhadi and Jafar Panahi. Not allowed to leave Iran …