Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ...Kuwait

After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he's fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film. "I arrived in Europe a few days ago after a long and complicated journey," Rasoulof said in a statement dated Sunday and distributed by press agents Monday. Last week, Rasoulof's lawyer, Babak Paknia, told The Associated Press the director had been sentenced to eight years in prison, flogging, and property confiscation by the Islamic Republic. The attorney said the filmmaker was being punished for making films and signing statements. Iranian authorities haven't yet acknowled

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