2024-05-11 04:59:47
Iran’s acclaimed film director Mohammad Rasulf has been sentenced to 8 years in prison and flogging by the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Court. Variety.com reported this news citing the director’s lawyer.
Mohammad Rasulf’s lawyer is Babak Paknia. On Wednesday (May 8), the microblogging site X (Twitter) reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Iran sentenced Mohammad Rasulf to 8 years in prison, flogging, fine and confiscation of assets.
Explaining the reason for the sentence, lawyer Babak Paknia said that there are several main reasons for Rasulf’s sentence. These include making public statements, films and documentaries, which, according to the court, are ‘against the national security of the country’.
American media CNN has published the same news citing lawyer Babak Paknia. When contacted by the media, the Iranian authorities did not receive any comment.
The next movie produced by Mohammad Rasulf is ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’. This year’s 77th Cannes Film Festival, the film has been placed in the main competition section. The people involved in the cinema have been harassed by the Iranian administration for this too.
Variety reported in a report that the Iranian government is trying to prevent ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ from being shown at the Cannes Film Festival. Mohammed Rasulof is being pressured to withdraw the film from the festival.
It is known that Rasulof has portrayed Iran’s judicial system in the movie ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’. The story of the movie revolves around a man named Iman. Iman is an investigative judge of the Islamic Revolutionary Court.
This is not the first time, Mohammad Rasulf has been in legal trouble many times. He has been arrested several times. It is known that Mohammad Rasulf is now in hiding.