The Seed of the Sacred Fig review: this Oscar-nominated thriller is a blistering attack on the Iranian regime
If Mohammad Rasoulof was to make just one film worth having to flee Iran for, this gripping family thriller would be it ...
‘Cutting Through Rocks’ Review: An Iranian Woman Tries to Change Her Village in a Conflicted Documentary
The natural and formalistic collide in 'Cutting Through Rocks,' a Sundance documentary about the first councilwoman in an ...
Iranian romantic film sparks crackdown
Filming started two weeks before the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protest movement in Iran in 2022 sparked by the arrest of a ...
Iranian Director on ‘Sunshine Express,’ Shakespeare, Westerns, and the Dangers of Role-Playing
"Hatred cannot be the path," says Amirali Navaee as he gets ready to world premiere his debut feature film at the Rotterdam Film Festival.
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UK RAF Typhoons Shot Down Three Iranian Drones, Documentary Reveals
LONDON—UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoons shot down three Iranian one-way attack drones as part of the aerial ...
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Romantic drama triggers government crackdown on Iranian filmmakers
A romantic drama about an elderly couple who share a night together to escape their loneliness has landed its Iranian ...
The Seed of the Sacred Fig film review — indictment of Iran’s regime dressed as crackling domestic thriller
Iman will soon seek to assert control of his private patriarchy. The story has the air of fable, but plays bold games with convention. A gun appears early, before a dark, droll twist on the usual ...
‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ Actress Soheila Golestani Barred From Leaving Iran To Serve On Rotterdam Jury
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig Tre e premiered in Cannes last May, where it won the Special Jury Prize. Golestani and male lead ...
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Iranian romantic film sparks crackdown
"They want us to stop the release of the film in different countries," Sanaeeha told AFP by videocall from the Iranian capital. "When a film goes to a festival or starts a new release in a new ...
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Iranian Director on ‘Sunshine Express,’ Shakespeare, Westerns, and the Dangers of Role-Playing
Navaee, born in 1982 during the Iran-Iraq war, which has shaped his artistic vision, talked to THR‘s Georg Szalai about how the film is a commentary on today’s world, beyond Iran, why humans ...