'It Was Just an Accident' was secretly shot in Iran and won big at Cannes. Now it's an Oscars contender.
George Jiglea
Iranian director Jafar Panahi puts a lot on the line for his work. Authorities could again arrest him for speaking out against the country’s hard-line regime. They could send him back to the notoriously cruel Evin Prison in Tehran , which houses many of Iran’s political dissidents. He could again be placed on house arrest and barred from making films . But Panahi, now 65, has largely ignored these attempts at silencing him over the years, instead focusing on doing what he loves most: making
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