movie review

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

Running time: 105 minutes. PG-13 (Violence, smoking, thematic Elements, strong language). In Persian with subtitles. In theaters Oct. 15.

There is nothing accidental about the way Jafar Panahi makes movies.

The Iranian writer-director isn’t known for churning out sweet, innocent comedies that go down easily. He famously prods the Islamic Republic’s oppressive authoritarian regime with his bold work. And, in the past, he has been jailed and banned from filmmaking and traveling abroad for his bravery.

The man’s moratorium was lifted in 2023 , and he was able to leave Iran for the first time in 14 years. Even so, much of what the internationally celebrated 65-year-old does remains highly illegal at home and forces him to operate under a strict veil

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