Iran releases film-maker held for six months over criticism of government

Film director Mohammad Rasoulof in 2005 (Alamy/PA)

Iran has released an award-winning film-maker more than six months after arresting him for criticising the government, a pro-reform newspaper reported on Monday.

Mohammad Rasoulof, whose 2020 film There Is No Evil won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, is one of several prominent artists, athletes and other celebrities detained in recent months for criticising the authorities.