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Iranian director Farhadi condemns US-Israeli attacks and crackdown on protesters at Cannes

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi criticized US and Israeli airstrikes in Iran and the suppression of protesters during a Cannes Film Festival press conference. His film 'Parallel Tales' premiered at the festival. Farhadi described civilian deaths as 'extremely cruel and tragic'.

Asghar Farhadi, an Oscar-winning Iranian director, condemned the civilian casualties caused by Israeli and US air strikes in Iran during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival. He also criticized the Iranian government for its crackdown on protesters, calling the actions 'massacring'. Farhadi's film 'Parallel Tales', set in Paris, premiered at the festival on May 14, 2026. During the event, he addressed the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the US, and Israel, as well as the repression of protesters in his home country. He described the deaths of civilians in Iran as 'extremely cruel and tragic'. The two sources, france24 and guardian, both report Farhadi's condemnation of the violence and repression, though they differ slightly in phrasing and emphasis.

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IndependentThe GuardianMay 15, 08:39 PM
‘Extremely cruel and tragic’: Iranian director Asghar Farhadi speaks out against state violence and the war

The film-maker, who won the Grand Prix for A Hero in 2021, condemned both the killing of protestors and the conflict’s bombing campaigns during a Cannes press conference Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has described the deaths of civilians in Iran as “extremely cruel and tragic” during a press conference at the Cannes film festival. Farhadi, whose new Paris-set drama Parallel Tales premiered on the Croisette on Thursday night, was asked about working free from censorship in France, the war involving Iran, the US and Israel, and the repression of protesters in his native country. Continue reading...

PublicFrance 24May 15, 08:09 PM
Cannes: Iranian director Farhadi condemns both US-Israeli attacks, crackdown on protesters

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on Friday condemned both the civilian deaths caused by Israeli and US air strikes in Iran and the “massacring” of protesters by the Islamic Republic. The Oscar-winning director was premiering his latest film "Parallel Tales" at the Cannes Film Festival.