Mohammad Rasoulof was facing eight years in prison and likely more considering the uncompromising nature of his latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” when he decided to flee Iran Mohammad ...
The dissident Iranian director, who fled Iran by foot after receiving an eight-year prison sentence, is attending the Cannes Film Festival to present his movie 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig.
"I can confirm that Mohammad Rasoulof has left Iran and will attend the Cannes festival," Paknia told AFP on Monday. Rasoulof, 51, was not believed to have been in jail.
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 ...
Mohammad Rasoulof was facing eight years in prison — and likely more considering the uncompromising nature of his latest film ...
Mohammad Rasoulof has arrived. The dissident Iranian director is at the Cannes Film Festival to present his new film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, in competition, just weeks after he dramatically ...
1/4Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran to debut his film in Cannes. 'I have many more stories to tell,' he says Mohammad Rasoulof was facing eight years in prison — and likely more considering the ...