Son of the Mullah

Son of the Mullah

2023 · 100 min · ★ 8.7 · Documentary, Drama, Crime

In 2019, the multi-awarded filmmaker Nahid Persson Sarvestani (My Stolen Revolution, Prostitution Behind the Veil) filmed the Iranian journalist based in France Roholla Zam, who exposed the Iranian regime money laundering. Months later, Rohollah was lured by moles to Iraq and kidnapped to Iran. After 14 months in prison, he was executed.

Directed by Nahid Persson Sarvestani

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