{
  "id": 6772945,
  "title": "'Whatever we do is political' says Iranian director Asgari at Venice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/whatever-we-do-is-political-says-iranian-director-asgari-at-venice",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T15:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/whatever-we-do-political-says-iranian-director-asgari-venice"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Even the smallest choice in Iran today becomes a \"political act,\" with cinema a powerful tool of resistance, Iranian director Ali Asgari said at the Venice Film Festival Friday. The director of \"Divine Comedy\", part of last year's secondary competition, is back at Venice this season competing for the Golden Lion with \"A Bit of Light,\" about a doctor in Tehran scarred by the violence inflicted on…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}