{"id":315709,"date":"2026-02-06T00:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/director-of-the-oscar-nominated-film-says-iranian-government-is-ready-to-do-anything-to-survive\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T00:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:00:21","slug":"director-of-the-oscar-nominated-film-says-iranian-government-is-ready-to-do-anything-to-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/director-of-the-oscar-nominated-film-says-iranian-government-is-ready-to-do-anything-to-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"Director of the Oscar-nominated film says Iranian government &#8220;is ready to do anything to survive&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ECcPlaFLHYs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Director of the Oscar-nominated film says Iranian government &quot;is ready to do anything to survive&quot;\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ECcPlaFLHYs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Director of the Oscar-nominated film It Was Just An Accident has told Sky News the Iranian government &quot;is ready to do anything to survive&quot;. The film has been been nominated for best screenplay and best international film and was shot covertly in Iran. <\/p>\n<p>It was inspired by the director Jafar Panahi&#8217;s most recent stint in prison.<\/p>\n<p>One of the screenwriters of the film has been arrested in Tehran days after signing a statement condemning the country&#8217;s violent crackdown on protesters.<\/p>\n<p>In the statement, Mehdi Mahmoudian and 16 others accused the Iranian regime of state crime against humanity.<\/p>\n<p>#iranprotests #iran <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director of the Oscar-nominated film It Was Just An Accident has told Sky News the Iranian government &quot;is ready to do anything to survive&quot;. 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