Martin Scorsese backs Iranian director jailed over Cannes screening
by Agence France-Presse in Los Angeles from World news | The Guardian on (#6DYH3)
Oscar winner urges signing of petition after Iran court finds Saeed Roustaee guilty of contributing to propaganda' for showing banned movie
Martin Scorsese has backed a petition against the jailing of the prominent Iranian movie director Saeed Roustaee for screening a film at the Cannes film festival.
Scorsese, the Oscar-winning director of Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, reposted a campaign launched by his daughter Francesca this week after news of Roustaee's prison sentence emerged.
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