Whenever the Iranian regime feels threatened by public protest its reflex is to go after two groups: demonstrators, most assuredly, but also artists – especially filmmakers. When protests surged in…
Keshavarz, as noted above, was among the directors arrested last year. Wenders expounded on why cinema is perceived as such a threat by an authoritarian regime like Iran’s.
Wim Wenders attends the opening ceremony of the 27th edition of Sarajevo Film Festival, in Sarajevo, on August 13, 2021.Wenders cited an example from his own career, the Oscar-nominated“They had only one demand to me,” Wenders said of the musicians, “that they wouldn’t have to make a political statement, because they made it clear to me they lived there [in Cuba], they had chosen to live there, they wanted to die there. So many [other] musicians had gone to Mexico, Spain, Florida, whatever.
She added she feels solidarity with the whole of the Iranian people. “We try to support everyone in the country. And we want also to do our utmost for the filmmakers and artists. They really need much support these days, in every sense.”
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