Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi sentenced to one year in prison

The Cannes Palme d’Or winner has been convicted in absentia and barred from leaving Iran for two years.

Dec 02, 2025

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Iranian director Jafar Panahi, one of the most influential voices in global cinema and winner of the 2025 Cannes Palme d’Or for A Simple Accident, has been sentenced in absentia to one year in prison…

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