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Alongside interpreter Sheida Dayani, filmmaker Jafar Panahi accepts the award for the best original screenplay at the Gotham Awards in New York on Monday for his film It Was Just an Accident.

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Filmmaker Jafar Panahi is sentenced again in Iran as Hollywood’s awards season starts

by Alina Edwards December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

Panahi’s latest film, It Was Just an Accident, won three Gotham Awards on Monday. The filmmaker has been imprisoned in Iran before — but continues to make movies.

Jafar Panahi's shockingly funny new revenge thriller was informed by the stories of people he met in prison. Above, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, Majid Panahi and Hadis Pakbaten in It Was Just an Accident.

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‘It Was Just an Accident’ is a blast of pure anti-authoritarian rage

by Justin Chang October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been arrested repeatedly in his home country. His shockingly funny new revenge thriller was informed by the stories of people he met in prison.

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