Francis Ford Coppola Instagram – Please sign this petition to bring justice to Iranian filmmaker, Saeed Roustayi. Link in stories and bio. Saeed Roustayi has been sentenced to six-months in prison on charges of “anti-regime propaganda activity” for screening his film, LEILA’S BROTHERS at the prestigious 2022 Cannes International Film Festival. He’s set to serve nine days and the rest of the sentence “will be suspended for over five years,” according to the Iranian daily Etemad and Radio Free Europe. During that time, he will effectively be prohibited from filmmaking and required to take a filmmaking course for the sake of “preserving national and ethical interests.” Roustayi, gained international acclaim for his film LAW OF TEHRAN (AKA JUST 6.5) which examined Iran’s drug problem and the brutal and ineffective response from police.