Michael Moore and A Separation
Michael Moore is the most famous director in Iran. Everyone knows his movies because they’re shown on national TV there.
- Asghar Farhadi, director of A Separation. Fox News ate this up.
Farhadi also joked how difficult it was for his own films to be seen in Iran. A Separation won the Best Foreign Film Golden Globe last night, the first Golden Globe in Iran’s history! The win last night is seen by the director as a ‘ray of hope’ for his country. It’s also the best-selling film in Iranian cinema history, grossing a record $10m. For more info on A Separation and what it took to get it through the Iranian censors, click here.
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