Even before Saeed Roustayee’s “Woman and Child” premieres at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, the Iranian director’s new ...

who escaped from Iran to Europe in May 2024 after receiving a jail sentence from the country’s authorities for making “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” to come out strongly in Roustayee’s defense.

Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro and Leonie Benesch star in Tim Fehlbaum's real-life thriller based on the terrorist attacks on ...

The Substance and The Seed Of The Sacred Fig – films that hit their groove both critically and commercially. Its current hot streak reached an apex when last year’s Palme d’Or winner ...