A state-approved Iranian movie featuring women constantly in headscarves premiered at the Cannes film festival on Thursday, with director Saeed Roustayi defending his decision to bend to the diktats of national censors.
The Cannes Festival has long offered a platform for independent Iranian filmmakers whose work is lauded on the French Riviera but usually banned at home.
Roustayi has previously defied his country’s authorities. His last film in Cannes — “Leila’s Brothers” in 2022 — landed…
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News Source: www.al-monitor.com
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