Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof flees after jail sentence
Source: BBC
Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof says he has fled the country after receiving a jail sentence for making his latest film in secret.In an Instagram post, he said he was in a "safe place" after people "risked their lives" to help him cross borders.His film The Seed of the Sacred Fig is to be premiered at the Cannes festival, which opens on Tuesday.Rasoulof won the top prize at the 2020 Berlin…
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