Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just An Accident’ Gets 10-Minute Ovation As Iranian Filmmaker Attends Cannes For First Time Since 2003

Lauded Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s latest feature, It Was Just an Accident, just had its world premiere in Competition here at the Cannes Film Festival. The afternoon screening was met with a 10-minute ovation — and was highly significant because Panahi himself was in attendance. This is the first time he has been able to […]