9 ▁Iran ian ▁film ▁written , ▁directed ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Moh amm ad ▁Ras ou lo f . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁edited ▁by ▁Iran ian ▁film maker ▁J af ar ▁Pan ah i ▁and ▁stars ▁Hass an ▁Pour sh ira zi ▁as ▁Rah mat . ▁Lake ▁U rm ia ▁was ▁the ▁film ing ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁fict ional ▁setting ▁of ▁a ▁salt ▁enc r usted ▁land . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Has an ▁Pour sh ira zi ▁- ▁Rah mat ▁You nes ▁Gh az ali ▁- ▁Nas im ▁Moh amm ad ▁Rab ban i ▁- ▁Guard man ▁ ▁Global ▁L ens ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Series ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁Global ▁L ens ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁film ▁series , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁The ▁Global ▁Film ▁In iti ative . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Moh amm ad ▁Ras ou lo f , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁editor ▁- ▁Iran ian ▁director ▁J af ar ▁Pan ah i ▁- ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁film - related ▁activities . ▁Since ▁then , ▁many ▁notable ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry , ▁including ▁Steven ▁Spiel berg , ▁Martin ▁Sc ors ese , ▁and ▁Oliver ▁Stone , ▁have ▁expressed ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁Ras ou lo f ▁and ▁Pan ah i . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁film ▁foundation ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁organization ▁C ine ▁Foundation ▁International ▁launched ▁a ▁video ▁protest ▁mechanism ▁called ▁WH ITE ▁ME AD O