Rasoulof, Director Who Fled Iran, Will Attend Cannes

Rasoulof is competing for the Palme d'Or with 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' (Credit: AFP)

Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof, who made a dramatic clandestine escape from Iran this month, will attend the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of his new movie, organisers told AFP on Tuesday.

Rasoulof will be in Cannes on Friday when "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" competes for the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, its director Thierry Fremaux said.