The filmmaker portrays the intimate workings of autocratic thinking through the prism of a middle-class family.

Upon hearing the setup of Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s latest film, one might be forgiven if they immediately begin ...

"The Seed of the Sacred Fig," Mohammad Rasoulof's latest film that he received an eight-year prison sentence from Iranian authorities for making, earned a rapturous 12-minute standing ovation at ...

Norway has selected “Armand,” the feature debut of Ullmann Tøndel which stars “Worst Person in the World” actor Renate ...

In this arts24 episode, we talk to fugitive director Mohammad Rasoulof about his powerful Iranian film “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”, a brazen and startling picture about the misogyny and theocracy in ...

After a perilous 28-day journey fleeing Iran and setting foot in Germany, Mohammad Rasoulof has finally made it to Cannes, safe for now and cautiously eager for the premiere of his fourth Cannes ...

Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof will be attending the Cannes world premiere of his latest work, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," having traveled to Europe clandestinely after receiving ...

Payal Kapadia’s Cannes grand prix winner All We Imagine As Light and Mohammad Rasoulof’s special prize recipient The Seed Of ...

This afternoon, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof debuted his latest feature, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, in Competition here at the Cannes Film Festival to a nearly 15-minute standing ovation.

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