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Despite facing legal challenges and harassment from state authorities, Rasoulof's dedication to artistic expression remains steadfast.

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof gets 8-year jail term, to be subjected to flogging: All about the case

May 10, 2024 5:05 am

Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison, flogging, a fine and the confiscation of property, his lawyer has confirmed.

Express At Berlinale: Iranian film My Favourite Cake is a warm, funny film about loneliness and repression

February 17, 2024 10:35 am

The directors of ‘Keyke Mahboobe Man’ (My Favourite Cake), Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, were refused permission to travel for the world premier of their film at the 74th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival.

Iranian film director Dariush Mehrjui, wife found stabbed to death in their home

October 16, 2023 11:18 am

Renowned Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife found murdered at home. Daughter discovered the gruesome scene; authorities investigating motive.

Director Saeed Roustayi Iran Cannes arrest

Iranian filmmaker and his producer face prison for showing film at Cannes without state permission

August 17, 2023 4:15 pm

The film focuses on a family struggling to make ends meet as Iran faces international sanctions and includes sequences showing protests in the Islamic Republic as a series of nationwide demonstrations shook the nation.

Hope to meet Amitabh Bachchan in Kolkata: Iranian filmmaker

November 13, 2014 10:51 am

A huge fan of Indian films, award-winning Iranian filmmaker Niki Karimi hoped she bumps into Bollywood screen icon Amitabh Bachchan during her stay in the city.

Kolkata-based multi-instrumentalist Tajdar Junaid on working with Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf

September 14, 2014 1:00 am

Kolkata-based multi-instrumentalist Tajdar Junaid’s music will now be heard in Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s latest offering.

Home and the World

October 21, 2013 5:55 am

For Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi,the stories of families offer glimpses into the world of complex relationships and morality

Home and the World

October 21, 2013 4:58 am

For Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi,the stories of families offer glimpses into the world of complex relationships and morality

Cinematographer held after Iranian filmmaker alleges molestation

August 09, 2013 2:23 am

A cinematographer was arrested on the charge of molestation on Wednesday after a 26-year-old Iranian filmmaker filed a complaint that he tried molesting her