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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

HISTORICAL FACTS: Iran s crackdown on filmmakers escalates | History Defined

From left to right, actor Navid Mohammadzadeh, director Saeed Roustaee, actor Taraneh Alidoosti and other contributors to the film "Leila's Brothers" at the Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2022. © AFP

One year after ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi came to power, Iranian authorities are targeting the country's cinema. The July arrests of directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, both icons abroad, reflect the pressure that filmmakers and actors are facing.

The Iranian film community has been asking "who will be next?" ever since Panahi and Rasoulof were arrested in July in Tehran.

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