Iranian Director Boycotts Oscars

Name: Iranian Director Boycotts Oscars
Uploaded: 2017-02-27 10:13:00Z
Duration: 42 s
Channel: RFE/RL
Description: Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who won Best Foreign Language Film, boycotted the Oscars in protest at U.S. President Donald Trump's attempted travel ban. One of his representatives at the ceremony, Iranian-American former NASA scientist Firouz Naderi, praised Farhadi's decision to stay away.

February 27, 2017 11:13 CET

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Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who won Best Foreign Language Film, boycotted the Oscars in protest at U.S. President Donald Trump's attempted travel ban. One of his representatives at the ceremony, Iranian-American former NASA scientist Firouz Naderi, praised Farhadi's decision to stay away. (Reuters)