June 26, 2025
The Iranian director, who was barred from filmmaking for 15 years by the government, last attended the festival in person in 2003
The two-time Oscar winner's movie roles have ranged from black activist Malcolm X, to a drunk but heroic pilot in "Flight."
To cast Nanning, Akin decides to search outside of urban centres and finds Billerbeck at a sailing school, he tells Reuters
"I'm just an advocate and want to continue to keep moving forward with that, with my pledge from 2017, so it ain't over," the Oscar-winning actor says
