Iran director: Film award comes amid 'frustration'
(AP) TEHRAN, Iran — One of Iran's most prominent film directors said Monday he hoped the Golden Globes award to a fellow filmmaker will help lift the spirits of the country's artistic community after the state-ordered closure of an independent cinema group. Abbas Kiarostami lauded the "unique success" of writer-director Ashgar Farhadi for "A Separation," which won the best foreign-language film award Sunday at the Golden Globes ceremony in Beverly Hills, California. Kiarostami told The Associated Press it was a bittersweet moment after ...
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