‘It was Just an Accident’ skillfully questions the cost of revenge

The title of director Jafar Panahi’s latest film, “It Was Just an Accident,” is used to comfort a young girl who just ...

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

Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been arrested repeatedly in his home country. His shockingly funny new revenge thriller was ...
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Jafar Panahi doesn't want to be called a hero. He just wants to make films

NEW YORK (AP) — The Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been imprisoned ... were very happy I returned.” Following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in 2022, a wave of protests spread against the ...