Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a ...

"The Seed of the Sacred Fig" director Mohammad Rasoulof has shared new details of his upcoming animated feature, telling ...

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been one of the leading newsmakers this year with his 28-day flight to freedom from ...

Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran. His weekslong journey would ...

When the film The Seed of the Sacred Fig begins, an Iranian lawyer named Iman (played by Missagh Zareh) has just been ...

The filmmaker knew he would likely be sentenced to prison again. So he fled to Europe in time for the Cannes premiere of 'The ...

"Sacred Fig" received the Special Award at Cannes this year, where it premiered following Rasoulof fleeing his home country ...

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the ...

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

Exclusive: Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof dives into the covert production of his Oscar contender, repping Germany in ...

Director Mohammad Rasoulof’s pointed film about Iran’s authoritarian regime is a hit with film lovers and critics — not so ...