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.

Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof Fleeing Iran

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran ahead of being prosecuted and sentenced to flogging and jail for making his films. He is now in an undisclosed location in Europe.