Cinema Is a Potent Generator of Change, Says Iranian Filmmaker During Israel Visit

Mohsen Makhmalbaf was the first Iranian director whose films were commercially released in Israel. Now the former anti-Shah activist, who became equally critical of his country's Islamic regime, brings his new film to this week's Jerusalem film festival.

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It’s not often that one has a chance to talk to a veteran film director who is still passionate about cinema and art, and who despite his rich oeuvre feels that for him every new film is the start of a new...
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