(Clockwise from top-left): Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpou, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Asghar Farhadi, Abbas Kiarostami, Majid Majidi, and Reza Mirkarimi — six prominent Iranian film directors who have launched a campaign calling for a nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers. Six prominent Iranian movie directors have launched an Internet campaign saying “there is no deal that is […]
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Oscar-winning director summoned by authorities
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi must appear before Iranian authorities to provide “certain explanations,” Iranian media report. ILNA states that Farhadi’s passport was briefly confiscated when he entered the Imam Khomeini Airport on Tuesday July 9. ILNA writes: “It appears that Farhadi has to appear at a certain location indicated by airport officials to provide […]