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Berlin Film Festival Winner ‘There Is No Evil’, By Detained Iranian Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, Clinches U.S. Deal
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deadline.comBy Andreas Wiseman International Editor EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear winner There is No Evil about men who carry out the death penalty.
The well-received Persian-language movie was feted by a Berlin jury including Jeremy Irons, Kenneth Lonergan and actress Bérénice Bejo.
Due to a ban from the Iranian government, acclaimed filmmaker Rasoulof wasn’t allowed to attend the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year and days after the director won the prize he was sentenced to one year in prison for “propaganda against the system.” Iranian authorities have tried multiple times to ban him from making movies.
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