The Iranian state newspaper said Farokhnezhad remained silent in the early days of the protests for his own interests.
The Iran newspaper wrote that Hamid Farokhnezhad said goodbye on set a few days ago but had not told anyone he planned to leave the country. He sold all his possessions, including his mobile line, and went to the USA to obtain permanent residency. This is the account of one of the filmmakers who worked with him on his recent project.
It seems he had planned this move in advance. Farokhnezhad realized he needed to head to the USA and suddenly refrained from posting stories and notes related to recent social unrest. Unlike the early days of the disturbances, he showed no reaction to the issue in recent weeks, meaning he said nothing for his personal gains and was no longer concerned about the youth of his country.