Dissident Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins Cannes top prize

Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

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Panahi's film tells the tale of five ordinary Iranians confronted with a man they believed tortured them in jail.
CNA
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Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, May 24, for his revenge thriller It Was Just an Accident, handing the festival's top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years.
Le Monde
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Cate Blanchett presented the award to Panahi, who three years ago was imprisoned in Iran before going on a hunger strike.
NBC News
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With the award, Panahi now has the rare honour of winning the top prize at all three major European film festivals, after nabbing Berlin's Golden Bear for "Taxi" in 2015 and the Golden Lion at Venice for "The Circle" in 2000.
The Korea Times

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