Iran's Farhad Delaram, Whose 'Achilles' Launches in Toronto, 'Hopes We Are Going to See Big Changes' Prompted by Mahsa Amini Protests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : I go to set very prepared because as you know filmmaking is difficult everywhere, but in Iran more so.
47% : We don't have a copyright law in Iran.
46% : At the end of "Achilles" the following words appear before the end credits: "Dedicated to the people of Iran who can no longer tolerate the walls."
46% : I know you don't have a crystal ball, but do you think the impetus provided by the Women, Life, Freedom movement could bring the wall down in Iran sometime soon?
42% : Do you think the film will get seen surreptitiously in Iran?
41% : But I'm not the first filmmaker who manages to shoot a film in Iran that the authorities don't approve of.
38% : Cinecittà Studios CEO Nicola Maccanico on Impending Pain of SAG-AFTRA Strike: It Could 'Become a Big Problem for Us' 2 days agoIranian director Farhad Delaram was in the midst of shooting his subversive road movie "Achilles" when Mahsa Amini died in Tehran on Sept. 16, 2022, while being detained for allegedly violating the country's hijab law that mandates covered hair.
38% : How were you able to shoot "Achilles" in Iran?
38% : So lots of foreign films, we always watch them illegally in Iran.
37% : The government of Iran never accepted it.

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