The Oscars are more international than ever. So why is the international film category broken?
“The film, to a large degree, is now a German film, both because of the distribution company and because of all the people ...
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theartsdesk Q&A: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof on 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' - 'It became a question of self-respect'
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof is now an Oscar-nominated refugee, in a bittersweet harvest for his film The Seed of the ...
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10 Questions for Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof on 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' - 'It became a question of self-respect'
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof is now an Oscar-nominated refugee, in a bittersweet harvest for his film The Seed of the ...
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for
It’s also a remarkable act of bravery from director Mohammad Rasoulof, his cast and crew. Since Rasoulof completed his blistering film, which is up for a Bafta and an Academy Award, all but one of ...
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig movie review: Rasoulof makes a point even under severe peril
Mohammad Rasoulof’s film is powerful indictment of Iranian Oppression even though the solution given seems rather naive ...
‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ movie review: Mohammad Rasoulof’s study in asphyxiation is a masterpiece
Mohammad Rasoulof's anti-authoritarian treatise defies categorization, a searing indictment of Iran's theocracy.
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The inattention pandemic
For some film-makers, though, they are necessary to survival. The career of the Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been largely sustained by prizes, awarded at festivals such as Cannes and Berlin, ...
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Jacques Audiard Credits ‘Natural Masochism’ as Reason Behind Making Movies in Languages He Doesn’t Speak or Understand
Audiard also apologized to Mohammad Rasoulof for his "rich guy problems" during a SBIFF Q&A. Coming off a contentious last couple weeks for his film’s awards campaign, Audiard had a more light ...
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‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ review: A blistering story of life under tyranny
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s films bristle with rage about his country’s tyrannical treatment of its people. Rasoulof’s realist critiques, about themes ranging from state-sponsored ...
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Exiled Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof Aims For Oscar With Covert Film
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country this year after secretly shooting a movie that has now been nominated for an Oscar. He told RFE/RL the film was inspired by a prison guard he ...