Last September 30, during the presentation to the public of his new film
Winners
, the Iranian-English filmmaker Hassan Nazer (
Utopia
,
We're All Sinner
or
Black Day
) went on the stage of the Debussy theater and warmly thanked the public present in the room to see his film.
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“I am originally from Iran
, he said,
but for over twenty years I have lived in the UK, in Aberdeen in Scotland.
My film
Winners
is a declaration of love for Iranian cinema.
I thus pay homage to my elders, Abbas Kiarostami, Majid Majidi, or Jafar Panahi who are currently imprisoned.
I hope that we will find a solution that will free them.
I also want to say that the situation being what it is in Iran, my heart is with Iranian women and behind the cause they are defending.”
It is for this reason that he agreed to answer questions from
Le Figaro
.
LE FIGARO. - When did you shoot your film
“Winners
”?
Hassan NAZER. -
Winners
was…
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