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Iran sentences renowned director, Mohammad Rasoulof, to 8 years in prison

Acclaimed Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to flogging and eight years of imprisonment, in addition to a fine and the confiscation of his property, according to his lawyer’s statement on social media on Wednesday.

A court in Iran has sentenced acclaimed movie director Mohammad Rasoulof to eight years in prison and flogging for national security crimes, his lawyer said on Wednesday. In a statement on social platform X, Babak Paknia said the court found Rasoulof’s films and documentaries to be “examples of collusion with the intention of committing a crime against the security of the country.” Ahead of the film’s release, the director and his production team faced pressure from the Iranian government, his lawyer has alleged, writing last week on X that some actors had been interrogated and barred from leaving the country by officials.

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