Iranian Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Fleeing Iran

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has fled Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison for 'collusion to act against national security'. He is now a refugee in Europe and plans to attend the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of his film The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Rasoulof denounced the Iranian regime and expressed his determination to continue his work despite the risks.

Sentencing of Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof in Iran

Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the Islamic Republic of Iran just before his film's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The ruling was based on his signing statements and making films that were deemed a threat to the country's security.