Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof arrived at the Cannes Film Festival Thursday after his dramatic escape from his homeland after being sentenced to eight years in prison.
“I can’t believe I’m standing here,” AFP journalists heard him telling officials in the Palais des Festivals, where the world’s biggest film festival is being held.
He declined questions from reporters ahead of the premiere of his new film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”, which is competing for the Palme d’Or, the festival’s top prize, on Friday.
