
Babak Anvari
@babakanvari
I write, direct and watch films and TV.
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04-05-2011 09:29:31
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A deeply personal debut piece for @ManorVellum where I talk about @babakanvari's film "I Came By", and how it shows the often-silenced struggle faced by asylum seekers like myself. Fantastic film starring @Percelleascott, Kelly Macdonald, George MacKay Online & the evergreen Hugh Bonneville.


🚨 DAY 68 Hunger Strike. - Massive rally on Saturday attended by thousands. - Has the support of millions. - Gone beyond Bobby Sands’ 66 days. - The will to proscribe the #IRGCterrorists clearly unbreakable. - Rishi Sunak - it’s time to visit Vahid Beheshti وحید بهشتی ⬇️

Thank you to Nicola Richards & Andrew Gwynne MP who raised the matter of my #HungerStrike in UK House of Commons again. I thank James Cleverly🇬🇧 for his concern for my health, however his answer that 'We do not discuss or speculate future proscriptions' & 'we always keep options available

British-Iranian Vahid Beheshti وحید بهشتی is now on his 69th day of hunger strike protesting against the brutality of the Iranian regime. In the Commons today, I urged the Foreign Secretary to proscribe the IRGC. We need to call them out for what they are, terrorists.

It was an honour to attend the Garden Party of His Majesty King Charles today, accompanying my wife, Mattie Heaven. Despite my exhaustion, it was a chance to share the journey of my #HungerStrike and plea to proscribe the #IRGC, with members of the The Royal Family. It was also an


While King Charles cannot make a public show of support for hunger striker Vahid Beheshti وحید بهشتی Queen Camilla can. Hoping HRH will have a quiet word with Rishi Sunak in private meetings with the PM to do the right thing. NOT to proscribe the #IRGC a disastrously bad look for the UK





Devastating news: Today, May 19, the Islamic Republic has murdered 3 more protesters #MajidKazemi, #SaeedYaghoubi and #SalehMirhashemi after forced confessions and sham trials. UN Human Rights Council and the international community is failing the Iranian people. #WomanLifeFreedom #MahsaAmini

The Islamic Centre of England, which had been run by Ayatollah Khamenei’s representative in the UK and funded by the Islamic Republic, has been shuttered after the Charity Commission recently removed the trustees. Thanks to Kasra Aarabi (کسری اعرابی), Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and all those who led calls for


My friend’s Nathan Ballingrud ‘s novel ‘The Strange’ is truly marvellous! So full of adventure and mystery. It’s like True Grit meets Solaris on Mars! I’m always in awe of Nathan’s imagination and beautiful writing. Highly recommend ! #thestrange


I love this poster design from Andrew Nicolson for Wounds, the movie from Babak Anvari, based on "The Visible Filth." It's both hideous and beautiful.


We're thrilled to announce HALLOW ROAD from the brilliant Babak Anvari! Starring Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys, two parents race against time after receiving a distress call from their daughter about a tragic car accident she caused. Read more now - deadline.com/2023/11/hallow…


.b r a n d y returns to the horror genre in twins Max and Sam Eggers’ psychological thriller, #TheFrontRoom, releasing on September 6th! Stay tuned for the first trailer this Thursday!!


.Depeche Mode classic track “Behind the Wheel” is given a new take in the tense score by Lorne Balfe and Peter Adams for Babak Anvari's thrilling new film #HallowRoad, starring Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys. Experience it in Cinemas Now. Here’s a taster from the start of the