Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a ...

"The Seed of the Sacred Fig" director Mohammad Rasoulof has shared new details of his upcoming animated feature, telling ...

The filmmaker knew he would likely be sentenced to prison again. So he fled to Europe in time for the Cannes premiere of 'The ...

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been one of the leading newsmakers this year with his 28-day flight to freedom from ...

Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran. His weekslong journey would ...

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the ...

"Sacred Fig" received the Special Award at Cannes this year, where it premiered following Rasoulof fleeing his home country ...

Behind the Scenes for 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' starring Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Missagh Zareh, ...

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof made “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” entirely in secret in Tehran during 2023 when he was under threat of arrest by his own government — meaning production ...

Mohammad Rasoulof made it to the Cannes premiere of his film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," but only after a perilous escape from Iran before an eight-year prison term was handed down by authorities.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran. His weekslong journey would take him from Tehran, through rural Iranian villages ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran. His weekslong journey would take him from Tehran, through rural Iranian villages, on ...