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Director Oliver Stone reportedly in Iran for movie festival

Director Oliver Stone reportedly in Iran for movie festival
AP Iranian media say American movie director Oliver Stone is in Tehran to attend an international film festival.

Mondays report by the semi-official Tasnim news agency says Stone briefly visited the historical city of Isfahan the previous day.

According to the report, Stone will host a workshop for filmmakers during the Fajr Film Festival and hold a news conference on Wednesday. French actor Jean-Pierre Laud and Italian Giovanni Spagnoletti are also attending.

This is the Hollywood directors first visit to Iran.

In 2007, Irans then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected a proposal by Stone to make a film about him. Ahmadinejad said at the time that Stone is part the Great Satan cultural establishment, a reference to the United States.

In 2012, Stones son Sean Stone visited Iran and converted to Shia Islam.
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