Prominent Iranian Film Director Dariush Mehrjui, Wife Stabbed to Death

Director Dariush Mehrjui, one of the most prominent members of Iran’s New Wave movement, has been stabbed to death alongside his wife at their home outside Tehran. According to the local news agency IRNA, Mehrjui and Vahideh Mohammadifar, a screenwriter and costume designer, were discovered with knife wounds to their necks by his daughter Mona Mehrjui. Local reports said four people have been connected to the crime, although no motive has been indicated. Mohammadifar recently posted on social media that they had received violent threats.