The White Meadows

The White Meadows Persian , transliterated Keshtzarhaye sepid is a 2009 Iranian film written, directed and produced by Mohammad Rasoulof. The film was edited by leading Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and stars Hassan Pourshirazi as Rahmat. Lake Urmia was the filming location for the fictional setting of a salt encrusted land.

In December 2010, Mohammad Rasoulof, along with his editor Iranian director Jafar Panahi were sentenced to six years in prison for filmrelated activities. Since then, many notable people in the film industry, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Oliver Stone, have expressed solidarity with Rasoulof and Panahi.In January 2011, the film foundation and human rights organization Cine Foundation International launched a video protest mechanism called WHITE MEADOWS named for the Mohammad Rasoulof film, developed by Ericson deJesus of Yahoo and frog design. The video mechanism allows anyone in the world to record a short video statement about Panahi and Rasoulof.. ........

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