Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi made his first appearance at an international film festival in 15 years in Cannes on Tuesday, with a story about political prisoners trying to get back at their jailers.
Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years and has been repeatedly detained since 2009 over his gritty, social dramas, considered subversive by the Islamic republic’s regime.
His new feature, “It Was Just An Accident” — which is in the running for the top prize — risks causing…
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News Source: www.al-monitor.com
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