Born in Shiraz, Iran, in 1973. He graduated in sociology from the Shiraz University and studied editing at the Sooreh University in Tehran. From him, Mostra presented the features The Twilight (2003), Iron Island (2005) and Goodbye (2011), for which he received the prize of best director of Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival. He also made Manuscripts Don’t Burn (2013) and A Man of Integrity (2017), best film at Un Certain Regard. In 2010, Rasoulof was arrested on set while working alongside Jafar Panahi and sentenced to a year in prison. Since 2017, he has been officially barred from leaving Iran.