Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country this year after secretly shooting a movie that has now been nominated for an Oscar. He told RFE/RL the film was inspired by a prison guard he spoke ...
Directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni bring a measured hand to “Cutting Through Rocks,” their debut documentary about the first councilwoman in a rural Iranian village. The film’s ...
Mohammad Rasoulof had crossed the Iranian border on foot into exile before the Tehran authorities got wind of his covertly shot new film The Seed of the Sacred Fig. In this domestic conspiracy ...