Mohammad Rasoulof Flees Iran on Foot After Prison Sentence; Filmmaker Currently in a 'Safe Place' Ahead of His Film's Cannes Premiere
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who was recently sentenced to eight years in prison, has escaped his home country on foot with the help of his friends and relatives. This comes just days before his film's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has fled his home country just days after a court sentenced him to eight years in prison and flogging. The filmmaker has his film The Seed of the Sacred Fig in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, which starts on May 14. The filmmaker has left Iran on foot and is currently staying at an "undisclosed location in Europe" a press statement read. Rasoulof's feeling now raises the question of whether he will be able to make it to the film festival. Iranian Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison and Flogging Days Before His Film’s Cannes Premiere.
Mohammad Rasoulof Flees Iran After Prison Sentence
#BREAKING Iranian dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who was recently sentenced to eight years in jail and flogging, says he has permanently left Iran, and will be working to prepare his film for @Festival_Cannes’ 2024 Competition Section.
A video he released on his Instagram… pic.twitter.com/YIohZQHUaj
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) May 13, 2024
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