Forced to flee Iran, dissident director Mohammad Rasoulof says it is bittersweet that his latest movie will contend at the Oscars -- under the banner of another country.

Iran director in exile says 'bittersweet' to rep Germany at Oscars

Film director Mohammad Rasoulof made an "exhausting and extremely dangerous" walk across a mountainous borderland in order to avoid being jailed in Iran on national security charges, he told the Guardian newspaper.

Film director Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran on foot

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Iran director in exile says 'bittersweet' to rep Germany at Oscars

Film director Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran on foot