Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine.
“And internalization is used in this country as a very effective political tool.”
“At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.”