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Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof said on Monday he has fled his native country after it sentenced him to eight years in prison, plus flogging, for “collusion to act against national security.”
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CANNES, France (AP) -- The Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with the unveiling of Greta Gerwig’s jury and the presentation of an honorary Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep, as the French Riviera spectacular kicks off a potentially volatile 77th edition.
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Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof secretly fled his home country ahead of being prosecuted and sentenced to flogging and jail for daring to make his films.
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The Islamic Republican of Iran has sentenced filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof to eight years in prison just before his film's premiere.
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With just two weeks to go before this year's Cannes Film Festival in France, festival workers are reportedly planning to protest and strike in a move that threatens to upstage celebrity red carpet events and the premieres of several highly anticipated movies.
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