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In the scene, Panahi trades grisly interrogation stories with the activist and fellow former political prisoner Nasrin Sotoudeh.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
In an exclusive interview from Gaza, Moumen Al-Natour, a lawyer, former Hamas political prisoner and president of Palestinian Youth for Development, said Hamas resurfaced from underground tunnels after the ceasefire.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The film tells the story of political prisoner Luis Molina (Tonatiuh), a man imprisoned for his homosexuality under a dictatorial regime in 1980s Argentina.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Set in Argentina in 1983, as a military dictatorship rules the country, Luis (Tonatiuh), a gay window dresser, is imprisoned with Valentin (Diego Luna), a political prisoner.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
In an exclusive interview from Gaza, Moumen Al-Natour, a lawyer, former Hamas political prisoner and president of Palestinian Youth for Development, said Hamas resurfaced from underground tunnels after the ceasefire.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The film tells the story of political prisoner Luis Molina (Tonatiuh), a man imprisoned for his homosexuality under a dictatorial regime in 1980s Argentina.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Set in Argentina in 1983, as a military dictatorship rules the country, Luis (Tonatiuh), a gay window dresser, is imprisoned with Valentin (Diego Luna), a political prisoner.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Political prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20prisoner. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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