'It Was Just An Accident' is Iranian auteur Panahi’s first film since his release from prison in Iran in February 2023 after seven months’ incarceration.
The political thriller follows a former prisoner who abducts the man he believes was his torturer, sparking a tense moral struggle among fellow dissidents over whether to seek vengeance or ...
Rasoulof was arrested in July of last year after speaking out on social media against the repression of civil protestors in the country.
The director, who was arrested in July, is released from Evin prison in Tehran.
Panahi was arrested in Tehran in July 2022 to serve a six-year prison sentence for criticising the government, a judgment that was first handed down in 2010.
Sideshow and Janus Films are now planning an awards season campaign in the best director category for Panahi and will release the film in time for an Oscar consideration.
The film is also set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and New York Film Festival.
Panahi’s latest film 'No Bears' premiered at the Venice Film Festival and will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival.
In 2010, an Iranian court sentenced Panahi to six years in prison and banned him from making movies or travelling abroad for 20 years after he was convicted of "propaganda ...
They were detained following protests on social media against violent crackdowns on Iranian civilians.
