The Iranian director was sentenced for “propaganda against the regime.” “It Was Just an Accident”, which won the Palme d’Or, arrives in Brazilian cinemas on Thursday 4
Iranian film director Jaafar Panahi He was sentenced in absentia by Iran on Monday 1. He was sentenced to one year in prison and banned from traveling for two years on charges of “propaganda activities” against the nation. The information was announced to Agence France-Presse Written by Panahi’s lawyer Mustafa Nili. The defense intends to appeal the ruling.
After being persecuted in his country for criticizing the tyranny of the Ayatollahs’ theocratic regime, the director is currently residing in France and traveling across the United States to promote the film. It was just an accidentHe won the Palme d’Or in May Cannes Festival.
Panahi is expected to attend the Gotham Awards in New York on Monday evening, according to reports. Hollywood Reporter. The film competes in three categories.
The 65-year-old director spent seven months in prison in Iran between July 2022 and February 2023, when he was released after he began a hunger strike in protest.
In April of that year, he was allowed to leave Iran for the first time in 14 years. He had been banned from leaving the country since 2010, when he was sentenced to six years in prison for “propaganda against the regime.”
The director came to Brazil to show it It was just an accident in International Film Festival in Sao Paulo. The film opens in Brazilian cinemas on Thursday the 4th.
The plot follows a mechanic who encounters the man he believes is his executioner in an Iranian prison. He kidnaps him seeking revenge, but is conflicted about the man’s identity and seeks help from other freed victims.
The film is a co-production between Iran and France and represents the European country in the fight for the Oscar for Best International Film, a category in which the Brazilian must also compete. Secret agentWritten by Kleber Mendonça Filho. Nominations for the award will be announced in January.