Oliver Stone Ahmadinejad Documentary

Interestingly the Hollywood filmmaker Oliver Stone plans to direct a long documentary about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Stone has made a formal request for permission from Ahmadinejad's office to launch his work.

Iranian film director Alireza Sajjadpour told ISNA, "The request was made some three months ago. Stone is a professional filmmaker on social and political issues. As a filmmaker I'd like his request to be accepted." Alas, I suspect that unlikely. After all the Iranian authorities regarded his film Alexander pornographic. Even so it will be interesting to see Stone's documentary; I hope it addresses why he is so popular in Iran; rather than solely focusing on his relations vis-a-vis the West.