Iranian Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison and Flogging Days Before His Film’s Cannes Premiere
On Wednesday, May 8, Mohammad Rasoulof, an Iranian director, was sentenced to eight years in prison, along with flogging, a fine, and the confiscation of his property, as announced by his lawyer. This comes just days before his new film's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Just days before the premiere of his new movie The Seed of the Sacred Fig at the Cannes Film Festival, filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging by an Iran court. He is also subjected to a fine and confiscation of property, as announced by his lawyer, Babak Paknia. According to him, the court found that Rasoulof's public statements and films "were examples of collusion with the intention of committing a crime against the country's security." Iranian Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Claims Iran Officials are Arresting Movie Industry Workers.
Iranian Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
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