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Shot in secret, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' calls out Iran's authoritarian regime
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a ...
Oscar Hopeful Mohammad Rasoulof, Director of ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig,’ Sets Animated Feature About Iranian Revolution
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof is charting a new path in exile, looking toward animation and to films like "Universal ...
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Mohammad Rasoulof: I don't think that I've left my restrictions behind
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been one of the leading newsmakers this year with his 28-day flight to freedom from ...
Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s definition of home is shifting
Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran. His weekslong journey would ...
Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof recounts the harrowing experience making ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the ...
Inside Mohammad Rasoulof's harrowing escape from Iran for 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig'
The filmmaker knew he would likely be sentenced to prison again. So he fled to Europe in time for the Cannes premiere of 'The ...
Mohammad Rasoulof Describes Secret Production of ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig' as ‘Smuggling Human Values'
"Sacred Fig" received the Special Award at Cannes this year, where it premiered following Rasoulof fleeing his home country ...
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Mohammad Rasoulof on taking on Iran’s oppressive regime with ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’: “Just have hope”
The making of the politically charged domestic-drama thriller has become an inseparable element of the film itself.
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Exiled Iranian Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's Definition of Home Is Shifting
Exiled Iranian Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's Definition of Home Is Shifting NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran.