>> babak: we were afraid.ple like him. eight years of war, you know? with a country that is supported by many big powers. >> anthony: and it is worth mentioning, whatever you think, wherever we are now, that saddam, supported by u.s. government, and with our full knowledge used sarin and mustard gas on hundreds of thousands of iranians. less known in america, known and felt by everyone in iran. >> babak: and it was a mistake of united states at that time. they made a bad memory for iranians. >> anthony: but it's still, people are indeed really, really nice here. i mean -- >> babak: because people here don't hate americans. you helped a coup and then a revolution, everything, and then we captured your embassy, and okay, it's finished. we didn't kill each other. we didn't have a real fight. so, it can be some political misunderstanding which is resolved. which will be resolved, maybe i hope. >> anthony: insha'allah. >> babak: insha'allah. o hugs a . who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. b

welcome ba bak welcome babak anvari. congratulations. yourfirst film welcome babak anvari. your first film and it's up for an award, and you are nominated in outstanding debut. thank you very much. it's an honour that this little low—budget film coming this far. what counts as a low—budget film? it depends. it was less tha n low—budget film? it depends. it was less than star wars! right from the beginning, they get go, the process of even getting a film made can be so tricky. dare i suggest, if you are not known and haven't made a film before, did you start making this as a work of passion, never imagining you'd make it to this point. i had a naive tenacity. i had a film that was bafta nominated and that opened doors for me. but it wasn't easy. it's a bit —— british film but it's not english language. it makes it tough to find producers who would take that risk. i was lucky enough to find this is set in 1980s tehran, so can you tell us that about the political backdrop, as well as it being a horrorfilm. backdrop, as well as it being a horror film. yes, like you said, after