Review: MANUSCRIPTS DON'T BURN, An Angry, Raw and Chilling Protest Against State Censorship in Iran |
| Review: MANUSCRIPTS DON'T BURN, An Angry, Raw and Chilling Protest Against State Censorship in Iran Posted: 15 Jun 2014 02:00 PM PDT  Manuscripts Don't Burn, a searingly angry, chilling, and despairing work by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, is a visceral reminder that the ability to express oneself freely, whether in journalistic or creative endeavors, is never something to be taken for granted or regarded lightly. Rasoulof's creation of his latest film is an inspiringly brave and politically dangerous act that boldly defies the 20-year ban from filmmaking - also given to his fellow filmmaker and frequent collaborator Jafar Panahi - imposed on him by the Iranian government. Rasoulof's previous films, such as Iron Island (2005) and The White Meadows (2009), cloaked his critiques of the repressive and hostile environment that artists and political dissidents in Iran are forced to live under with allegorical and often quite lyrical imagery. However, even... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
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