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Iran Pressures Mohammed Rasoulof to Pull ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ From Cannes, Slaps Travel Ban on Film’s Actors
Iranian authorities are putting heavy pressure on director Mohammed Rasoulof to pull his new film ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ from Cannes.
Iranian authorities are exerting heavy pressure on director Mohammad Rasoulof to pull his latest work “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” from the Cannes Film Festival by harassing the film’s producers and actors who have been summoned for questioning and banned from leaving the country. Rasoulovf’s lawyer added that it was unclear whether the prominent Iranian auteur will be able to travel to Cannes for the world premiere of “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” which was a late addition to the festival’s competition. Last year, in May, Rasoulof was banned from leaving Iran to serve as a member of the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard jury.
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