The Latest Breaking News from Mohammad Rasoulof

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the last-minute film added to the Cannes Film Festival line-up. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, the latest from the Roland Garros French Open, and plenty of good music. All that and the new quiz…

Sean Baker’s story of an erotic dancer who marries a Russian oligarch makes a terrific surprise Palme d’Or winner – though more reward for Mohammad Rasoulof might have felt better

The 77th Cannes Film Festival draws to a close Saturday after a politically charged edition full of blood and feminism.

"Anora", an explicit and often hilarious story about a New York erotic dancer, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, which also saw a first-ever win for a trans actress.

The exiled director’s story of officialdom’s misogyny and theocracy in his home country may be flawed, but its importance is beyond doubt

It is one of the most dramatic storylines ever delivered at Cannes: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof walked the red carpet Friday after fleeing a prison sentence in his home country just days before the film festival.

The race for the Palme d’Or wound up with a bang on Friday with the screening of escaped Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”, adding a geopolitically charged red-carpet appearance to a 77th Cannes Film Festival that has delivered several strong contenders for the top prize…

There were no overt boycotts this year, but there were entries about theocracy, Trump and the far right. There was still room for love, though – and sex. Here’s who I think will win, and my alternative ‘Braddies’ awards

Mohammad Rasoulof was facing eight years in prison and likely more considering the uncompromising nature of his latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” when he decided to flee Iran