The Dardenne brothers demand that their film ‘Tori et Lokita’ be removed from the poster at the Iranian film festival | Movie

The brothers call the festival the “showcase of a dictatorial and murderous religious regime that we condemn.” The programming of ‘Tori et Lokita’ contradicts the numerous petitions signed by the Dardennes to denounce the harsh repression of demonstrations against the Iranian regime, it says.

Les films du Fleuve, the brothers’ production house, says it does not know how the Iranian film festival got hold of a copy of ‘Tori et Lokita’. “We are investigating that.”

Iran has long been captivated by protests against the regime. They erupted after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022. She died after her arrest by the vice squad, who had arrested her for allegedly violating the dress code for women.