DER IRANISCHE FILMEMACHER DARIUSH MEHRJUI IST GESTORBEN

Bild: Darius Mehrjui, 2018 - Foto: Armin Karami, Fars Media Corporation, https://www.farsnews.com/photo/13970603000026/ - Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en - Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dariush_Mehrjui_13970 

Daryush Mehrjui and his wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, were killed in a murder incident at their home in Karaj

This news has been confirmed by Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour, the head of the Cinema House. Additionally, one of the filmmakers present at the scene has also confirmed this news.

https://cafehdanesh.com/en/the-murder-of-daryush-mehrjui-and-his-wife/

Famed Iranian Filmmaker Is Killed in His Home

Dariush Mehrjui, 83, one of the pioneers of Iranian cinema’s new wave movement, was found dead, along with his wife, at their home outside Tehran. (…)

Mr. Mehrjui was not considered politically controversial. It was not clear if he had any personal enemies. The authorities said an investigation was underway.

Leily Nikounazar

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/15/world/middleeast/dariush-mehrjui-iran-filmmaker-killed.html

Revered Iranian Auteur Dariush Mehrjui and Wife Stabbed to Death at Home Outside Tehran, State Media Reports

Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted judiciary official Hossein Fazeli as saying that Mehrjhi and his wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, were found dead with knife wounds in their necks by the director’s daughter, Mona Mehrjui, when she went to visit her father Saturday night at their home home in a Tehran suburb.

The IRNA report said the assailant was unknown but that authorities are investigating alleged knife threats to the victims made on social media in recent weeks.

Nick Vivarelli

https://variety.com/2023/film/global/iranian-auteur-dariush-mehrjui-and-wife-stabbed-to-death-outside-tehran-1235756547/

Bekannter iranischer Regisseur Mehrdschui und Ehefrau getötet

Laut einem Bericht der Zeitung "Shargh" fand die Tochter des iranischen Regisseurs das Ehepaar am späten Samstagabend in der Wohnung auf. Die beiden seien mit einem Messer oder einem scharfen Gegenstand in den Hals gestochen worden, berichtete die Zeitung unter Berufung auf die Polizei. Die Justiz warnte vor Spekulationen über die Hintergründe der Tat.