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Film Co-Written by Roxana Saberi Wins Cannes Prize (Journalist Jailed in Iran)
Source: Associated Press

FILM CO-WRITTEN BY ROXANA SABERI WINS CANNES PRIZEThe Associated Press, May 23, 2009
CANNES, France (AP) -- A film co-scripted by U.S.-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi won a prize in one of the Cannes Film Festival competitions on Saturday. "No One Knows About Persian Cats" won a special jury prize in the festival's Un Certain Regard competition.

The film is a lively look at Tehran's underground music scene and the risk of censorship and jail faced by Iranian musicians.

Saberi shares a screenplay credit on the film, which was directed and-co-written by her romantic partner, Bahman Ghobadi.

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Saberi, who worked for news outlets including U.S. National Public Radio and the BBC, was freed from an Iranian prison May 11 after serving four months of an eight-year sentence for allegedly spying for the United States.

Read more: http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/Film-co-written-by-Roxana-Saberi-wins-Cannes-prize-1515363.story
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