Dissident Iranian Director Wins Top Cannes Prize
An Iranian film-maker who was jailed for “anti-regime propaganda” won the top prize at the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes film festival Saturday. Mohammad Rasoulof won for “Lerd” about a man working on a goldfish farm in northern Iran who becomes snagged in corrupt ties between the local leaders and businessmen. Rasoulof, 45, … Read more