The latest from Iranian writer-director-dissident Jafar Panahi captivates with serious drama and sneaky humor.

Panahi’s masterwork of a revenge thriller exactingly traces how evil, once inflicted, metastasizes within our souls and ...

The title of director Jafar Panahi’s latest film, “It Was Just an Accident,” is used to comfort a young girl who just ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been arrested repeatedly in his home country. His shockingly funny new revenge thriller was ...

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.

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, long known for his defiance of state censorship, has made a triumphant return to cinema with 'It Was Just An Accident', his first feature since being released from ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi won’t make the New York Film Festival premiere of his Palme d’Or-winning film, It Was Just An Accident, due to a delay in receiving his visa. The delays were caused ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi had to skip the New York Film Festival premiere of "It Was Just an Accident" because his visa could not be processed in time for the Oct. 2 screening. In addition, the ...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi celebrates after winning the Palme d'Or for "It Was Just an Accident" at the Cannes Film Festival Getty UPDATE: In a triumphant in-person return to the Cannes Film ...