Tehran bars Iranian filmmaker Reza Dormishian from attending IFFI
3 min readBy Express News Service
Iranian movie A Minor, directed by Dariush Mehrjui, was screened on the competitors part of the continuing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Thursday and Friday. However, the movie’s producer Reza Dormishian, additionally a celebrated filmmaker, has been barred by Tehran from travelling to the IFFI, experiences Variety.
A Minor tells a narrative of a lady who’s torn between her free-thinking daughter, who desires to check music, and her extra conservative husband.
Dormishian is the newest member of Iran’s movie group to be sanctioned by the Iranian regime for expressing anti-government views. He had been invited by the IFFI to accompany the movie. However, the Iranian authorities didn’t grant him a allow to depart Iran. When Dormishian went to the airport, his passport was confiscated.
It is just not clear if Dormishian was arrested or what fees he should reply. The actions in opposition to him are understood to be immediately linked to his social media commentary concerning the Iranian authorities over the previous few weeks.
“Throughout the nationwide protests in Iran, Dormishian shared various posts on his Instagram account to show support for the significant developments,” Variety reporting, quoting sources near the director-producer.
Iran is in turmoil following the loss of life in September of a 22-year-old Kurdish lady Mahsa Amini in police custody. She had been arrested in Tehran as a result of she allegedly breached the Islamic Republic’s strict gown code for ladies.
(This story initially appeared in Cinema Express)
Iranian movie A Minor, directed by Dariush Mehrjui, was screened on the competitors part of the continuing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Thursday and Friday. However, the movie’s producer Reza Dormishian, additionally a celebrated filmmaker, has been barred by Tehran from travelling to the IFFI, experiences Variety.
A Minor tells a narrative of a lady who’s torn between her free-thinking daughter, who desires to check music, and her extra conservative husband.
Dormishian is the newest member of Iran’s movie group to be sanctioned by the Iranian regime for expressing anti-government views. He had been invited by the IFFI to accompany the movie. However, the Iranian authorities didn’t grant him a allow to depart Iran. When Dormishian went to the airport, his passport was confiscated.
It is just not clear if Dormishian was arrested or what fees he should reply. The actions in opposition to him are understood to be immediately linked to his social media commentary concerning the Iranian authorities over the previous few weeks.
“Throughout the nationwide protests in Iran, Dormishian shared various posts on his Instagram account to show support for the significant developments,” Variety reporting, quoting sources near the director-producer.
Iran is in turmoil following the loss of life in September of a 22-year-old Kurdish lady Mahsa Amini in police custody. She had been arrested in Tehran as a result of she allegedly breached the Islamic Republic’s strict gown code for ladies.
(This story initially appeared in Cinema Express)
