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Mohsen Makhmalbaf voices support for imprisoned fellow director Oleg Sentsov


Iranian film-maker Makhmalbaf endorses international outcry over 20-year jail sentence imposed on Ukrainian director convicted of terrorismThe Iranian film-maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf has added his voice to international protests over the plight of Oleg Sentsov, the Ukrainian director serving a 20-year jail sentence after being convicted on terrorism charges in Russia, by dedicating his acceptance of the prestigious Robert Bresson prize to the jailed film-maker.Makhmalbaf, the acclaimed director of such films as Gabbeh, Kandahar and most recently The President, prepared a statement in which he described Sentsov’s conviction as a “major injustice” and branded the sentencing “outrageous”. He went on to …read more

Source: The Guardian

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