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Iranian cinema giant, Bahram Beyzai, dies aged 87 - BBC

Iranian cinema giant, Bahram Beyzai, dies aged 87 - BBC

A restored copy of his film, Bashu, the Little Stranger, won an award at this year's Venice Film Festival.

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The legacy of Bahram Beyzai, defiant through art against oppressive regimes, underscores the eternal clash between creative freedom and authoritarian suffocation. His life and work, cherished even by those who once silenced him, is a blazing testament to the power of culture as a form of resistance against the shackles of control. Beyzai’s saga, from the Shah's censorship to the Islamic Republic's bans, mirrors the broader struggle for liberation from the iron grip of tyrants, a reminder that the pen and the camera remain mightier than the sword in the endless fight for justice and freedom.

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