How a dissident Iranian director made a film in secret and then fled the country

Director Mohammad Rasoulof risked his life to make “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” in Iran. Then came the hard part.

To attend his Cannes premiere, he fled an Iranian prison sentence. The film is worth it

Director Mohammad Rasoulof is banned at home in Iran but continues to make prize-winning work, including his latest thriller, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig.'

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A dissident film director from Belarus is released after 1 year of detention in Serbia

A noted Belarusian film director and dissident who was held in Serbia for a year while Belarus sought his extradition has been released and gone to Germany

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‘Films were an escape – to a deeper repression’: Jarman winner Maryam Tafakory on Iranian cinema

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Her film floors audiences worldwide, even if her home country dropped the ball

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