TEHRAN, May 17, YJC - Oscar-winning Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi is going to deliver speech in the 70th Cannes International Film Festival to officially inaugurate the event.
In February, Farhadi won an Oscar for his movie The Salesman.
This victory puts Farhadi in an elite league of double-winners of the award in the best foreign language film category.
Farhadi’s victory was overshadowed by his absence from the ceremony in protest against US President Donald Trump’s recent travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim countries including Iran.