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Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Palme d’Or is a ‘Powerful Blow to the Machinery of Repression in the Islamic Republic,’ Says ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Director Mohammad Rasoulov (EXCLUSIVE)
'Seed of the Sacred Fig' director Mohammad Rasoulov is praising Jafar Panahi's Palme d’Or as a "powerful blow to the machinery of repression" in Iran.
“This victory is an unexpected and powerful blow to the machinery of repression in the Islamic Republic,” Rasoulov, who lives in Germany, said in a joint statement made on Sunday with producers Kaveh Farnam and Farzad Pak of the Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA). “We congratulate Jafar Panahi; his family, who have stood by him with patience and resilience over the years; and the cast and crew of this film, who—through solidarity, trust, and courage—resisted threats and pressure from security forces during its difficult and clandestine production,” the statement added. We congratulate Jafar Panahi; his family, who have stood by him with patience and resilience over the years; and the cast and crew of this film, who—through solidarity, trust, and courage—resisted threats and pressure from security forces during its difficult and clandestine production.
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