No one knows about persian cats / کسی از گربه های ایرانی خبر ندارد

Award-winning Iranian film director Bahman Ghobadi made his latest movie, "No One Knows About Persian Cats," available online and is inviting Iranians to watch it for free and to tell others about it.

The movie opens a window onto the lives of the country's youth by following two young Iranians as they attempt to form an underground band. The film received the Special Jury Prize in the "Un Certain Regard" section of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

Ghobadi explains the motivation for his unusual move by noting that he's not being given permission to screen his movies inside Iran. Ghobadi is calling on Iranians to support young musicians like those in the movie, who work under difficult conditions and with no support from the government.

Ghobadi says the future of Iran, especially in terms of its music, is in the hands of young musicians like those in his movie.