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Kardan's work has been met with both acclaim and condemnation. In 2001, his film "Desert" was withdrawn from the Venice Biennale after protests from conservative Iranian delegations, who deemed the work "anti-Islamic." The film, which features a homoerotic subplot and frank depictions of violence, was seen as a affront to Iran's cultural and moral values.