Request for the withdrawal of the fifth film out of 8 foreign films from the Fajr Festival
The creators of the film ‘Rebel’ have requested the withdrawal of their film from the Fajr Festival, making it the fifth film out of 8 foreign films in the festival to request withdrawal.
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the creators of the film ‘Rebel’ from Belgium and Luxembourg, stated in a released statement that they were unaware of their film being shown at Fajr and are officially in the process of withdrawing it.
They have expressed solidarity with the Iranian protesters, stating that the government’s pressure on people and artists has reached its maximum.