Richard Schickel: Filmmaker, Incarcerated - Truthdig

Richard Schickel: Filmmaker, Incarcerated - Truthdig: Jafar Panahi is a well-known Iranian filmmaker—in trouble with the regime for reasons not stated in this movie—who has been sentenced to six years in jail and a 20-year ban on making movies (or even talking about them to the press). Currently he is under house arrest in his pleasant Tehran apartment, where he fills the days as best he can.