Mohammad Rasoulof Persian ???? ?????? born November 16 1972 Shiraz is an Iranian independent filmmaker He is known for several awardwinning films including The Twilight 2002 Iron Island 2005 Goodbye 2011 Manuscripts Dont Burn 2013 A Man of Integrity 2017 and There Is No Evil 2020 For the latter he won the Golden Bear at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival He has been arrested several times and had his passport confiscated as the nature and content of his films has brought him into conflict with the Iranian Government In May 2024 Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced by the Islamic Republic to 8 years in prison whipping and a fine Rasoulof fled to an undisclosed location in Europe after the sentencing