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Rotterdam Festival Head Says ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Actor Soheila Golestani Is ‘Victim of Oppression’ Following Travel Ban
Rotterdam head calls for 'solidarity,' denounces 'oppression' after 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' star Soheila Golestani faced with Iran travel ban.
Soheila Golestani, the Iranian actor who stars in Mohammad Rasoulof ’s Oscar-nominated drama “ The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” has been banned from leaving Iran to serve on the Tiger Competition jury at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam. “Having seen Mohammad’s journey with this vital project is to have witnessed time and again the real consequences of speaking truth to power,” continued Kaludjercic, referring to Rasoulof’s film, which won the Jury Special Prize at Cannes. Variety understands that Rasoulof is still scheduled to appear at the festival, not only in support of “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” but as a special guest and speaker at a Tiger Talk titled “Cinema and the Rise of Authoritarianism” held in partnership with the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk, of which IFFR is a founding member together with IDFA and the European Film Academy.
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