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Iranian Films at Cannes Reflect Mounting Rage Against Repressive Regime – See First Look Image From Mohammad Rasoulof’s ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Iranian films in Cannes reflect the mounting rage against Iran's repressive regime epitomized by Mohammad Rasoulof's 'Seed of the Sacred Fig.'
“And that’s why everyone called Iranian cinema very poetic and metaphoric,” Ebrahimi added, referring to the works of consecrated masters such as the late Abbas Kiarostami, as well as Jafar Panahi and Asghar Farhadi, which relied more on parables than polemics. “Young filmmakers, especially enabled by technology, are looking for new ways to tell stories,” said Alireza Khatami who — case in point — co-directed Tehran-set underground film “Terrestrial Verses,” which launched in Cannes last year and provides an absurdist, no-holds-barred take on the tragic plight that Iranians face in their everyday life. This time after his prison sentence, however, Rasoulof felt compelled to escape to an undisclosed location in Europe, knowing he will probably never be able to return to his homeland, at least under the current regime, after making “Sacred Fig.”
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