Overview
- A Tehran court convicted Panahi of “propaganda activities against the system” and issued a one-year prison sentence in absentia.
- Attorney Mostafa Nili says the ruling includes a two-year travel ban and a bar on membership in political or social groups, and he will appeal.
- Speaking at the Marrakech Film Festival, Panahi said he will complete the Oscar campaign for It Was Just an Accident and then go back to Iran.
- Shot clandestinely in Tehran after his 2022–2023 imprisonment, the film won the Cannes Palme d’Or and three Gotham Awards and is France’s Oscar submission.
- Neon and MUBI are releasing the film in the U.S. and U.K., with U.K. cinemas opening on December 5.