A court in Iran sentences Saeed Roustaee to six months in prison over the screening of his film 'Leila's Brothers' at the Cannes Film Festival last year.
A court in Iran sentences Saeed Roustaee to six months in prison over the screening of his film "Leila's Brothers" at the Cannes Film Festival last year.Roustaee, 34, has gained international renown since the 2019 release of his film "Just 6.5", an uncompromising look at Iran's drug problem and the brutal, and fruitless, police response. / Photo: AFP Archive
"Leila's Brothers", a rich and complex tale of a family struggling with economic hardship in Tehran, has been banned in Iran since its release last year.
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