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.' ...

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof was scheduled to go to Cannes for the premiere of his movie ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ when he received an 8-year prison sentence. May 9, 2024.

Mohammad Rasoulof felt like a criminal while secretly filming his dramatic thriller The Seed of the Sacred Fig in Iran. Throughout the director’s career, he has been targeted by the Iranian ...

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.

The 82nd Venice Film Festival announced new additions to this year's competition jury, including actress Fernanda Torres and ...

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's latest film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, premiered at Cannes Film Festival. Rasoulof has been in exile for almost two weeks after a prison sentence in Iran.

Fernanda Torres, Mohammad Rasoulof, Zhao Tao, Stéphane Brizé, Maura Delpero and Cristian Mungiu will be joining Alexander ...

Mohammad Rasoulof has arrived. The dissident Iranian director is at the Cannes Film Festival to present his new film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, in competition, just weeks after he dramatically ...

The Seed of the Sacred Fig director Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran on foot after being sentenced to 8 years in prison, ahead of his film's debut at Cannes.

Mohammad Rasoulof, winner of the 2020 Berlin Golden Bear for “There Is No Evil,” has been temporarily released from Tehran’s Evin prison after being arrested last July for criticizing the ...

Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, who fled Iran last week after being given an 8-year prison sentence, will be in Cannes for the world premiere of his new film, The Seed of the Sacred ...

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.