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‘Extremely cruel and tragic’: Iranian director Asghar Farhadi speaks out against state violence and the war


The film-maker, who won the Grand Prix for A Hero in 2021, condemned both the killing of protestors and the conflict’s bombing campaigns during a Cannes press conference

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