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Iranian director in exile, Mohammad Rasoulof, has already started working from his adopted country exploring themes around ...

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. His films ...

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” has also scored Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominations for foreign-language film, and won the National Board of Review’s best international film award. Banned in ...

Iranian auteur Mohammad Rasoulof's new work "Sense of Water" – which is the dissident director's first film since "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" – has been picked up for global distribution by French ...

Filmmaking is far more than bringing imaginative worlds to life on the big screen for dissident director Mohammad Rasoulof. It's an opportunity to speak out against injustices in society — regardless ...

“There is always a risk of totalitarianism,” warned the filmmaker, who fled to Germany last year and is currently heading up the jury of the Luxembourg City Film Festival. By Georg Szalai Global ...

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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. His films ...

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