Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a ...

"The Seed of the Sacred Fig" director Mohammad Rasoulof has shared new details of his upcoming animated feature, telling ...

The filmmaker knew he would likely be sentenced to prison again. So he fled to Europe in time for the Cannes premiere of 'The ...

Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran. His weekslong journey would ...

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been one of the leading newsmakers this year with his 28-day flight to freedom from ...

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the ...

"Sacred Fig" received the Special Award at Cannes this year, where it premiered following Rasoulof fleeing his home country ...

Mohammad Rasoulof shot his film in secret in Iran, and when he was sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, he escaped to Germany over an arduous 28-day trek. Rasoulof had been under ...

Behind the Scenes for 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' starring Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Missagh Zareh, ...

Rasoulof has been busy traveling from film festival to film festival. In September, he and his 24-year-old daughter attended the Telluride festival in Colorado. Many more such stops were to come.