It's possible Iranian authorities are hoping this sentence forces Rasoulof to pull his new Competition title, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," from the festival altogether.
Iran Sentences Director Mohammad Rasoulof To 8 Years In Prison And Flogging Days Before His New Film Premieres At Cannes
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 9:21am
BING NEWS:
- Director Who Fled Iran Brings a Movie and a Message of Hope to Cannes
At a news conference for his film “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Mohammad Rasoulof reveled details of his escape from the country to avoid a prison sentence.
05/25/2024 - 2:13 am | View Link - Mohammad 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 uncompromising nature of his latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” when he decided to flee Iran ...
05/23/2024 - 5:23 am | View Link - Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran to avoid prison
Director had been sentenced for ‘collusion with the intention of committing a crime against the country’s security’ ...
05/13/2024 - 8:09 am | View Link - Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees prison sentence in Iran ahead of Cannes film premiere
After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad ... latest film. "I arrived in Europe a few days ago after a long and complicated journey," Rasoulof ...
05/13/2024 - 7:44 am | View Link - Ahead of Cannes premiere, director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran after flogging, prison sentence
In a statement, Rasoulof said he was in Europe. 'I had to choose between prison and leaving Iran. With a heavy heart, I chose exile,' he said Iran had pressured Rasoulof to withdraw his film The Seed ...
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