Mohammad Rasoulof
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About
Filmmaker who is recognized for having received the Golden Bear honor at the Berlin Film Festival in 2020. He is widely recognized for his movies The Twilight, Goodbye, and There Is No Evil. In 2024, he directed the critically acclaimed The Seed of the Sacred Fig.
Before Fame
As an undergraduate, he studied sociology at Shiraz University.
Trivia
His movie The Twilight won the Crystal Simorgh for Best First Film at the Fajr Film Festival in Tehran. In 2024, he was forced to flee Iran after he was sentenced to 8 years in prison, whipping, and a fine.
Family Life
He and his wife Rozita Hendijanian have one child.
Associated With
Fellow filmmaker Reza Dormishian stood up for him in 2019 when he was convicted to one year of prison by the Islamic Revolutionary Court.
