‘I think of those I left behind in prison’: Iran’s Jafar Panahi on life as a banned film-maker

 

 

 

 

"Panahi makes humane, heartfelt pictures about life in Iran. He refers to these as “social films”, although this definition cuts no ice with the Iranian government, which has ruled them to be “propaganda against the system” and therefore hazardous, offensive material. He has to date been imprisoned twice, undergone a hunger strike and sold his house to make bail. Panahi is officially banned from making movies, although he continues to make them all the same. This is his first press interview in more than 15 years. Technically, he’s not allowed to do this either."

 ‘I think of those I left behind in prison’: Iran’s Jafar Panahi on life as a banned film-maker | Jafar Panahi | The Guardian