Filmmaker from Hamburg sentenced in Iran

25.07.2019 | Mohammad Rasoulof

Filmfest Hamburg reports that Mohammad Rasoulof, a Director living in Hamburg and Tehran, has been sentenced to one year in prison in Iran. Rasoulof was honoured at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2017 for his drama A Man of Integrity.

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