How an Iranian Filmmaker Made a Movie Criticizing the Regime Right in the Middle of Tehran

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• Director Mohammad Rasoulof shot the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' in secret in Tehran, using guerrilla filmmaking tactics to avoid detection by the authorities, who had previously imprisoned him for criticizing the government.
• Rasoulof and his cast and crew faced constant danger during the shoot, with the production having to sometimes scatter or relocate on short notice to evade suspicion, and the director ultimately fleeing Iran to finish the film and premiere it at Cannes.