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Sometimes We Feel Like Life Is Like Theater, Really.

I Always Feel That A Viewer Has An Expectation About Every Moment Of The Film And Where It's Going, So If I Act Against That, I've Created A Twist. In Fact It Becomes A Kind Of Game With The Expectations Of The Viewer. This Is The Superficial Appearance. In The Layer Beneath There Is A Hidden Theme. The Result Of Each Twist Is That The Judgment Of The Audience Member Is Challenged.

Iranian Filmmakers Are Not Passive. They Fight Whenever They Can, As Creative Expression Means A Lot To Them. The Restrictions And Censorship In Iran Are A Bit Like The British Weather: One Day It's Sunny, The Next Day It's Raining. You Just Have To Hope You Walk Out Into The Sunshine.

It's Been Interesting To See How Similar Audiences In The East And West Are, Actually, And How It Makes You Realize That When Politicians Emphasize The Differences Between Our Cultures, It's Usually Because It Benefits Them More So Than Us.

There Are Those Who Simply Want To Live Their Lives, And Feel They Cannot Live The Way They Want To In Iran. Others Are Ideologically Motivated: They Will Stay No Matter What And Try To Change Things.