Overview

• The Palme d'Or winner reaches French cinemas on October 1 as Jafar Panahi promotes the film in Paris.
• France selected the co-produced feature as its submission for the Academy Award for International Feature.
• Panahi says he will continue to defy Iranian censorship and is developing a film about war but faces logistical and funding hurdles.
• He reports returning to Tehran after Cannes without detention, receiving public support as officials sought to dismiss the film.
• He outlines covert production methods using minimal crews and portable cameras in Iran, and says state-run cinemas do not show his films.