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Oscars: Iran’s Asghar Farhadi boycotts 89th academy awards

By AlJazeera
27 Feb 2017 | 4:32 pm | 2m 30s

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has won a second Oscar. The world-renowned filmmaker decided not to attend the award ceremony in protest over President Trump's immigration ban.

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Let him go and direct in Iran now.

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