US EditionIran hands directors suspended jail terms over acclaimed film
- Iranian directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha received a 14-month suspended jail sentence from an Iranian court for their film 'My Favourite Cake,' which was accused of obscenity and offending public morality.
- The film gained acclaim at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival and faced criticism from Iranian authorities due to its depiction of a character appearing without a headscarf.
- The international film community, including signatories like Mohammad Rasoulof and Pedro Almodóvar, supported the directors, and petitions may have influenced the suspension of their sentences.
- An Iranian court also sentenced producer Gholamreza Mousavi to the same suspended term as the directors, highlighting the ongoing challenges for artists in Iran.
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Iran directors get jail time for acclaimed film
An Iranian court has handed two Iranian film directors suspended jail terms over a film that angered authorities in the Islamic republic but was acclaimed in Europe and the United States, rights groups said on Thursday. Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha were convicted earlier this week by a Revolutionary Court for the film My Favourite Cake, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) and Dadban legal monitor said in separate statements. …
‘My Favourite Cake’ Directors Given Suspended Jail Sentence in Iran for Showing an Unveiled Woman
Iranian directorial duo Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha have been given a 14-month suspended jail sentence by an Iranian court on charges that include alleged production of obscene content pertaining to their film “My Favourite Cake.” The tender rom-com — which follows a 70-year-old woman named Mahin who decides to revitalize her love life and also appears unveiled in the film — launched from the Berlin Film Festival in 2024 and has sinc…
Iranian ‘My Favourite Cake’ Filmmakers Receive Suspended Jail Sentence & Fines For Showing Actress Without Hijab
Iranian directors Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghadam have received a 14-month jail sentence as well as $14,000 worth of fines related to their feature My Favourite Cake which world premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2024. The filmmaking duo and their producer and Gholamreza Mousavi have been in the crosshairs of Iran’s authoritarian Islamic Republic regime since early 2023 over the heartwarming drama about an elderly widow who reconnec…
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Iran hands directors suspended jail terms over acclaimed film
An Iranian court has handed two Iranian film directors suspended jail terms over a film that angered authorities in the Islamic republic but was acclaimed in Europe and the United States, rights groups…
Iran Hands Directors Suspended Jail Terms Over Acclaimed Film
An Iranian court has handed two Iranian film directors suspended jail terms over a film that angered authorities in the Islamic republic but was acclaimed in Europe and the United States, rights groups said on Thursday.
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