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Mohammad Rasoulof On His “Anguishing” 28-Day Journey To Escape Iran  Deadline

In an Indian film about Iranian cinema, poetry, protest and connections across language  Scroll.in

Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof flees after jail sentence  BBC

Rasoulof defies Iranian regime with new film  DW (English)

In Iran, I was taught to hate Israel and Jews. Then I watched Schindler’s List.  The Times of Israel

Three Years Later, Conservatives Are Still Blocking “I’m Not Angry” From Screening in Iran  Center for Human Rights in Iran

I was afraid to criticize the Iranian regime in my films — until my friend's mysterious death  CBC.ca

What It Was Really Like To Be Saved From Tehran  Slate

How an Iranian Filmmaker Made a Movie Criticizing the Regime Right in the Middle of Tehran  Hollywood Reporter

Iran’s Top Film Director Says No More Forced Hijab In Pictures  ایران اینترنشنال

First Movie Co-directed By Iranian, Israeli To Premiere At Venice Film Festival  i24NEWS

"We Like Vampires Because We Hate Death"  The New Republic

Asghar Farhadi Talks Uprising in Iran: ‘The Result Will Be Rewarding’  Variety

Did the Oscar-Winning Director Asghar Farhadi Steal Ideas?  The New Yorker

Movie directed by Iranian, Israeli to premiere at Venice Film Festival  The Jerusalem Post

Convicted Iranian filmmaker flees country on foot, will attend Cannes Film Festival  The Times of Israel

Release of lauded Iranian documentary halted amid dispute with TV film-makers  The Guardian

'The Witness' Director Nader Saeivar on Iran, Jafar Panahi  Variety

New documentary film on 1953 coup in Iran features declassified documents from Archive collection  National Security Archive

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi released from prison after declaring hunger strike  Los Angeles Times

'Coup 53' Tells The Story Of A 1953 Campaign By MI6 And The CIA To Oust Iran's Leader  NPR

“It’s Always About Oil”: CIA & MI6 Staged Coup in Iran 70 Years Ago, Destroying Democracy in Iran  Democracy Now!

'Coup 53,' 'Desert One' Film Reviews: Documentaries on Iran Offer Troubled History Lessons  TheWrap

Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s definition of home is shifting  The New Indian Express

‘Coup 53’ Review: International Underhandedness, Still Mysterious (Published 2020)  The New York Times

Book Excerpt: In the Time of Kiarostami: Writings on Iranian Cinema by Godfrey Cheshire  Roger Ebert

Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi: ‘Global recognition is double-edged’  The Guardian

Iranian women filmmakers in the resistance  DW (English)