The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” an Oscar-nominated movie filmed in secret in Iran, highlights the Iranian film world’s ...
Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof knew his life in Iran would be placed in (further) jeopardy when he made The Seed of the Sacred ...
Brazil has won its first Oscar for international feature for I'm Still Here, the story of a family broken apart amid a ...
But not because they think their movies aren’t good enough. The Iranian director, Mohammad Rasoulof, for instance, knew his native country was more likely to jail him than submit his film for ...
Salles' film beat out several heavy winners to claim the International Feature trophy, including Mohammad Rasoulof's ...
Thus, was born “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”, the feature film that won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and ...
For many filmmakers, the Oscars are a pipe dream. But not because they think their movies aren’t good enough. The Iranian ...
Oscars nod 'truly magical' for Iranian film's young stars Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" won a special prize at the Cannes film festival last year and is hoping to ...