‘A Separation’ Marks First-Ever Oscar for an Iranian Film
Sunday night, the Academy Award for best foreign language film went to the Iranian-made movie, ‘A Separation’.
It’s the first time a film from Iran has won an Oscar.
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Hassan Ildari, an Iranian-born film maker and Professor of Screen-Writing at Emerson College in Boston, about the Iranian film industry and reaction to the win.
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