Don't be afraid': exiled director Mohammad Rasoulof sends a message to Iranian cinema from Cannes

My only message to Iranian cinema is: don't be afraid...don't let yourself be intimidated. They have no other weapon but fear. We have to fight for a dignified life in our country.

I had to think whether I wanted to be arrested or to leave Iran and join the cultural Iran that now exists outside the country...It was not an easy decision. It is still not easy.

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