NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi about his new movie, "It Was Just An Accident." Panahi made the film right after being released from Iranian prison.

Iran's greatest living director is free. Jafar Panahi is out of prison, the ban against him making movies has been rescinded and he's now trotting the globe with arguably his greatest work, "It Was ...

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“It Was Just an Accident,” the Palme d’Or winner, will be eligible for best international feature. Its director criticized the selection process by nondemocratic countries. By Nicole Sperling France ...

Even after winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes for It Was Just an Accident, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi remains a man who cannot work in the open. His latest film, a daring, darkly comic meditation on ...

Jafar Panahi's been jailed twice for making movies. He's criticized the current Iranian government. One of the first things he's done after his recent release is to make another film. It's called "It ...