The Banning Curse

Original title: نفرینِ توقیف

After the critical success of his first film at Cannes, Amiryousefi returned to Iran to find it banned by state authorities. It's a pattern that continued through his entire career, which the seasoned director looks back on in this imaginative, satirical portrait.

Screening as part of

BFI London Film Festival7 Oct – 25 Nov · 235 films · 517 showings