Talent Jafar Panahi

Five people sitting inside a vehicle, with warm yellow lighting from windows behind them creating a bright backdrop against their silhouettes.

It Was Just An Accident review – straightforward yet powerful, gripping and generous

by David Jenkins

Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winner is a finely calibrated thriller exploring the high price of revenge on a potentially evil man.

No Bears

by Rafa Sales Ross

The Iranian master returns with a set of parallel love stories reflecting on superstition and the mechanics of power.

3 Faces

by Trevor Johnston

This brisk road movie from Jafar Panahi sees the Iranian director on top observational form.

Taxi Tehran

by Glenn Heath Jr

This lyrical, on-the-fly road movie about the cinematic and poetic value of daily existence is a must see.

Closed Curtain

by Bekzhan Sarsenbay

Jafar Panahi’s second film made under house arrest is a riveting meditation on censorship and defiance.

This Is Not A Film

by David Jenkins

Jafar Panahi’s extraordinary self-portrait/protest piece is the gift that keeps on giving.

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