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Dissident Iranian director wins prestigious Cannes award

Sky News Sunday, 25 May 2025
Dissident Iranian director wins prestigious Cannes awardDissident Iranian director Jafar Pahani - who has been arrested several times in Iran for his filmmaking - has won the prestigious Palme d'Or accolade at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
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Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi wins the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The latest film from the 64-year-old, 'It Was Just an Accident', tells the tale of five ordinary Iranians confronting a man they believed tortured them in jail. Panahi, who was banned from making films...

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