Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a ...

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Director Mohammad Rasoulof’s pointed film about Iran’s authoritarian regime is a hit with film lovers and critics — not so much with the leaders of his homeland.

We’ve got swarms of Chinese-Iranian Martians taking control of the airspace over New Jersey and the government ... for people who want a Hollywood movie out of this.” Buddy, I’ve seen ...

As he fled, Rasoulof was preoccupied with the movie’s edit ... “No one is safe from the Islamic Republic.” In his new life, ...

A family drama and a political parable, Rasoulof’s new film concerns a recently ... News photos of protests against the regime in Iran were integrated into the movie. As the film was being ...

His movie is now that country’s Oscar entry ... holding on to hope for a new dawn in Iran. “For me, home now is us standing together in solidarity as human beings and not leaving one another ...

Moreover, Iran will have six representatives in the Kurdish Documentary Competition section, five films in the Kurdish Short Film Competition section, and six movies in the Kurdish ... can share their ...