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Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has spoken in support of actress Taraneh Alidoosti's release. Alidoosti was arrested on Saturday for making a string of social media posts supporting the protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death -- including removing her headscarf and condemning the execution of activists. On Tuesday, Farhadi said he stood by the celebrated actor who he said was in jail merely because of her "rightful support" of fellow Iranians. The director-actor duo has worked together in four films. 

Paris - Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on Tuesday urged the release of Taraneh Alidoosti, who has starred in four of his films, after the actor's ar

Taraneh Alidoosti, who has acted in the Oscar-winning film The Salesman, was arrested on Saturday over a social media post.

French actor Vincent Lindon will be the President of the Jury of the 75th Festival de Cannes. Together with eight jury members, the actor who won Best Actor in 2015 will present the Palme d'Or to one of the 21 films in competition on Saturday, May 28, during the closing ceremony, to be broadcast live by France Télévisions and Brut.

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s film is out in cinemas.