‘Seed of the Sacred Fig' Director Mohammad Rasoulof Says Iranian Regime Is ‘Waiting to Announce the Verdict' for Persecuted Cast and Crew Until ‘After the Osc…
Mohammad Rasoulof, director of the Oscar-nominated film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," is standing behind the members of his ...
An Israeli Take on a Modern Iranian Classic
The Israeli director managed to convince Nafisi of his vision—and then to secure the funding, assemble a suitable Iranian ...
‘Cutting Through Rocks’ Review: An Iranian Woman Tries to Change Her Village in a Conflicted Documentary
Directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni bring a measured hand to “Cutting Through Rocks,” their debut documentary about ...
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The brutal world of the Brothers Grimm
The director risks imprisonment with this film, which reveals the brutality of tyranny in Iran following the 2022 Women, Life ...
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof pays a high price of the art of resistance
Just as Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof completed shooting his 10th film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, in April last year he was forced to flee his home in Tehran where he faced an eight-year ...
A flogging and eight years in prison: The risks Mohammad Rasoulof ran to make the Oscar-nominated Seed of the Sacred Fig
The nail-biting thriller is one of the most-lauded films of the past year - and making it involved secret shoots as well as ...
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GEMFest celebrates two decades of amplifying women and gender-diverse filmmakers
Gender Equity in Media Society Vancouver (GEMS) has unveiled the full program for the 20th annual GEMFest, running from March 5 to 9 at the VIFF Centre. Celebrating two decades of championing women ...
At The Movies: The Seed Of The Sacred Fig a brave fable, Nightbitch has more bark than bite
Reviews of Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s Special Jury Prize winner at Cannes and the Amy Adams black comedy. Read more ...
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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‘Cutting Through Rocks’ Review: An Iranian Woman Tries to Change Her Village in a Conflicted Documentary
Directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni bring a measured hand to “Cutting Through Rocks,” their debut documentary about the first councilwoman in a rural Iranian village. The film’s ...
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‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ director Mohammad Rasoulof says Iranian prison guards asked for selfies and to watch his films with him
Speaking at Goteborg Film Festival after the Swedish premiere of his Oscar-nominated The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, Rasoulof related a story from his time in Iranian prison. The director received one ...