Manuscripts Don't Burn
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| Directed by | Mohammad Rasoulof |
| Written by | Mohammad Rasoulof |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Manuscripts Don't Burn (Persian: دستنوشتهها نمیسوزند, translit. Dast-Neveshtehaa Nemisoozand) is a 2013 Iranian drama film written and directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, about a failed attempt to kill a busload of Iranian writers in 1996. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.