Just before his latest film THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG premieres at this month’s Cannes Film Festival, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison, alongside corporal and material punishment. ICFR decries this unjust and deplorable step taken against Rasoulof, and is additionally concerned for the safety and wellbeing of his film's cast and crew, who are being subjected to the authorities' scrutiny and persecution as well. This is a grave escalation in the...
