Iranian cartoonist Bozorgmehr Hosseinpour has highlighted Farhadi’s firm response to Donald Trump’s travel ban by depicting the two behind a chessboard where the Iranian director checkmates the US President by his Oscar.
Farhadi’s Oscar Checkmates Trump! (Cartoon)
Many commentators across the world believe that Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s statement after receiving the Academy Award and his move to boycott the Oscars ceremony were a very effective response to Trump’s travel ban against Muslim nationals.
