The authorities in the Islamic Republic like to take credit for the country’s achievements in film, but are warning those who make them not to cross red lines at home.
“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Tchaikovsky’s Wife” and other movies each get polemical in their own way. But there are scenes of lyrical beauty, as in “Scarlet.”
The actor — whose latest film, the Australian drama “Nitram,” earned him a top prize at Cannes — discusses his distinctive career in challenging roles.