Famed Iranian film director Dariush Mehrjui (The Cow, The Pear Tree) was murdered, along with his wife, in a stabbing attack by an unknown assailant at their…
The couple were found with knife wounds to their necks by the 83-year-old s daughter on Saturday night. The killings are likely to fuel suspicions over the involvement of the authorities, as they come in the wake of a deadly crackdown against critics of the Tehran regime.