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By Miranda Murray CANNES, France (Reuters) - Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof recalled how he had to decide within hours whether to go into exile or serve a prison sentence, saying it was still difficult to talk about it during a press conference.
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof shared at the Cannes Film Festival his harrowing decision to go into exile rather than serve a prison sentence in Iran, following his sentencing and completion of his latest film, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig'. The film received critical acclaim and the longest standing ovation of the festival.