Dec 30, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
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From Golden Globe juror to the dangerous-offenders ward of Evin! Ali Farahmand, the only Iranian juror of the Golden Globes (one of the world's most prestigious film awards), is this episode's guest. With more than 10 years as a film critic, he started out at film-review magazines and at one point worked with Masoud Farasati. His eventful life — from making films in Iran to being jailed over alimony and mahr — has left him somewhat disillusioned with working in Iran, but he carries on. Listen to Ali Ziya's conversation with Ali Farahmand on YouTube and other podcast platforms. Our sponsor is Vitabiotics. 00:00 Start 00:13 I'm the only critic writing in Persian! 03:09 Did you get a permit to make films? 07:14 1401 according to Ali Ziya 08:40 Farasati 12:03 Is Farasati a coward? And the state of criticism 15:40 Critiquing Marx 17:37 The banality of criticism 19:35 Social media controls us 21:58 I went to prison over mahr!! 25:20 I was in the dangerous-offenders ward 28:20 Farzad Motamen 30:28 Money laundering in cinema 31:00 Anyone who falls out with their mum becomes a critic! 33:00 Where is Iran's best critic now? 35:28 The story of “My Favourite Cake” 40:30 The story of the Cannes awards 42:30 Kiarostami and Farhadi 43:20 Bachelorhood 51:44 Nolan 55:14 General questions Find us online: Twitter (X): https://x.com/baziyapodcast?s=21 Telegram: https://t.me/aliziyaoriginal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ba.ziya?igsh=MXJhcnJhODF2MnZ2Mg== #baziya Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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