
Jafar Panahi Faces Five-Year Prison Sentence in Iran After Releasing ‘It Was Just an Accident’
Iranian director Jafar Panahi was sentenced in absentia to five years and one month in prison by Tehran's Revolutionary Court. He had returned to Iran after an awards run for It Was Just an Accident, which won the Palme d'Or in 2025.
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