Iranian Star of Oscar Doc Cutting Through Rocks Skips Awards
March 6, 2026·about 4 hours ago·via IMDb
The brave Iranian protagonist of the Oscar-nominated documentary Cutting Through Rocks won't make it to the Academy Awards. Sara Shahverdi, the film's fearless hero and Iran's first elected female councilwoman in her rural village, stars in this powerful story of challenging patriarchy by teaching teen girls to ride motorcycles and fighting child marriages. Read more about this...