Tag: F24

Iranian-born American author Navid Sinaki explores forbidden gay love in ‘Medusa of the Roses’

Navid Sinaki speaks to Dheepthika Laurent on arts24 about how much of his own story is echoed in his novel “Medusa of the Roses”. It traces an illicit…

TV series show: ‘Shogun’, ‘The Bear’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ win big at Emmys • FRANCE 24 English

Olivia Salazar-Winspear and Dheepthika Laurent take a look at all the winners, losers and surprises from the 2024 Emmy Awards ceremony, including historic wins for American-Japanese epic “Shogun”…

Putin orders Russian army to expand by 180,000 soldiers to become 1.5 million-strong • FRANCE 24

President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the regular size of the Russian army to increase by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million soldiers, the third time he has expanded…

Kremlin says Russia boosting army size due to ‘threats’ • FRANCE 24 English

Russia is boosting its army size to 1.5 million active soldiers due to “threats” along its borders, including hostility in the West, the Kremlin said Tuesday. President Vladimir…

Film show: ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ critiques Iranian regime • FRANCE 24 English

Director Mohammad Rasoulof had escaped a prison sentence in Iran just days before his latest film screened at the Cannes Film Festival this year. “The Seed of the…

Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof on fleeing Iran after making a movie in secret • FRANCE 24 English

In this arts24 episode, we talk to fugitive director Mohammad Rasoulof about his powerful Iranian film “the Seed of the Sacred Fig”, a brazen and startling picture about…