"With the Borders Closed, Iran Feels Like a Prison," the Director Says, Sharing His Feelings as the First International Film Festival Opens in Okinawa's Yaeyama Region, Which Previously Lacked Movie Theaters.

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The first international film festival in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, the "1st Shimanchu Film Festival" (organized by Sunny Film), opened on the 20th in Ishigaki City. At a press conference on the 19th, Iranian director Mehrdad Oskowui, whose country is under attack from the United States and Israel, said, "Recently, the borders have been closed, and the country has become like a prison."