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Iranian filmmakers are unhappy (Photo: ITGD)
Following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof reacted sharply on Instagram. He stated that death was an easy end for him and that he should have been captured alive. Read the full statement and details about Rasoulof’s next film.
Not only actresses Mandana Karimi and Elnaaz Norouzi, but many other celebrities living in India are also protesting against Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who are praying for his death. However, a renowned filmmaker, Mohammad Rasoulof, is also unhappy with Khamenei’s death. He says that the Iranian Supreme Leader met an easy end, which should not have happened.
Rasoulof vents his anger
Mohammad Rasoulof faced considerable difficulties and legal cases in Iran for opposing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s government. When the Supreme Leader was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli operation on Sunday, Rasoulof described him as the most hated man in Iran’s history today.
Rasoulof shared a post on his Instagram, writing, “Death is too cheap an end for the most hated man in Iran’s history today, who faces many serious charges and who should have been punished many times before the Iranian people and humanity. I wish he had been captured alive… He showed humanity’s darkest face in the name of religion and false piety. Generations of Iranians have paid a heavy price for him and will continue to pay.
“In his shadow, steeped in arrogance and his own sick thinking, a vast, corrupt network of wealth and power arose.” This system was using death as a form of industry to serve the worthless ideals of this ‘naked king.’ Sadly, ‘Khameneism’ has now become a ideology. This criminal gang is made up of those who possess illicit wealth and power. They plundered Iran’s resources for decades and strengthened their grip on the corrupt system of the Islamic Republic. Now, new days await us on the difficult path to freedom.
Rasoulof’s next film is a 39-minute short film titled “Sense of Water.” It follows his feature film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Rasoulof is known for his strong political films, which convey their message through visual storytelling without direct speech.
Rasoulof is known for his films “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” “There Is No Evil,” and “A Man of Integrity.”
