Bahman Ghobadi

Award-winning Iranian film-maker Bahman Ghobadi, in Paris after being released from jail, on Tuesday urged the world to come out in support of the country's young protesters."Iran's youth has spilled onto the streets because its basic rights are being denied," said Ghobadi who won a prestige award at the Cannes film festival in May for his latest movie, "Nobody Knows About The Persian Cats" -- a docu-fiction about Tehran's underground rap and rock scene."I cry out in this film and I represent...Read Full Story

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The BBC says the partner of jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi has written an emotional love letter in an attempt to have her freed. Iranian film director Bahman Ghobadi, whose films have won prizes in Cannes and Berlin, said Ms Saberi was a victim of Iran's "political games". The Daily Telegraph says Mr Ghobadi begged the authorities to let her go and described her as "an Iranian" who had devoted her time to researching a book in praise of Iran. He said she was a woman "too pure" to be...Read Full Story

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