Finally after 13 years of being banned unreasonably, as pres. Rouhani's trip to New York(!), this movie got its authorize to release unexpectedly.
The director said: the story is simple; my cell phone rang, and one of the nice guys in the Ministry of Culture told me that the authorization for Kavir-e Marg (Dead Heat under the Shrubs) will be issued... just this!
I'm still undecided... celebrating the late succes, or regret the lost time?!
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