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Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
![Vianney Le Caer Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6722ed996a3a4f7faff2d3cb6d343a4d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
![Vianney Le Caer Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/64f544eff56a418bbc1e9ce421e03498/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
![Vianney Le Caer Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/28ef624420d94567bef90da481ccf2d7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)