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from "No One Knows About Persian Cats" (Courtesy of IFC Films)
The new film, "No One Knows About Persian Cats," explores the underground music scene in Iran. It's based on the lives of Negar and Ashkan, their imprisonment for playing music, and their efforts to flee Iran. Now in London, the two talk with Kurt about the film and the risks they took to play music in their home country.
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I just met Torang Abedian, an Iranian film director, who made a documentary about Iranian rock called "Not an Illusion". It was made before "No One Knows About Persian Cats", and while she was looking for publishers for her film, she found out that her cameraman, together with another director, had made the same kind of film and taken it to Cannes. This film happens to be the one featured in this program.
This is really scandalous! Torang is devastated because there are no copyright laws in Iran, and she has nobody to turn to in her country. You may find and contact her on facebook (also her film's fan page), to check the veracity of my words.
Please, help her her promote her film. She and all the people involved in it depend on the awareness of people in the West to bring about justice.
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