"'When this confrontation happened between me and the security services, I was thinking: ‘I had always tried not to let this happen but now it is happening and I want to make my movies, I want to stay true to myself.’, Rasoulof, 45, told Reuters in an interview at the Cannes Film Festival." reuters.com
Ständige Überwachung
"No reason was given for the confiscation of his passport, and he was subsequently ordered to appear at a "culture and media" court in the Iranian capital, Kaveh Farman a co-producer on A Man of Integrity told The Hollywood Reporter." Hollywood Reporter
Politisches Engagement
"[...] Rasoulof has clashed with the Iranian government before. In 2011, the year he won two prizes at Cannes with “Goodbye,” he was sentenced with fellow director Jafar Panahi to six years in prison and a 20-year ban on filmmaking for alleged anti-regime propaganda. His sentence was later reduced to one year and finally suspended after his bail was paid, according to Reuters." Variety
Völlige Furchtlosigkeit
"Die Kunst, einander offenbar widerstreitenden Behörden Zugeständnisse abzuluchsen, wird für den Regisseur so wichtig wie ein gutes Drehbuch." Die Zeit
