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See full article at Gazettely. Panahi, who just a few years ago was imprisoned in Tehran and under a year travel and work ban, returned triumphantly to Cannes, accepting his award from jury president and vocal Panahi fan Juliette Binoche.
The thriller follows a former political prisoner who kidnaps a man he believes to be his torturer and then debates with other dissidents whether to kill or forgive him. Now the six casual couples will have to decide if they will upgrade their sneaky link from a booty call to a committed relationship. Keep reading for the full breakdown of the See full article at The Wrap.
Later, in the late s and early s, the cinematic contributions of Dariush Mehrjui , Sohrab Shahid-Saless , Arby Ovanessian , and Nasser Taghvai breathed new life into Iranian cinema. These filmmakers rejected the commercial, formulaic productions of the mainstream industry, instead embracing a more authentic portrayal of social realities.
Key to the New Wave were two elements: modernist narrative structures influenced by European cinema and a focus on social issues, informed by socialist realism and leftist ideologies. See full article at Indiewire. The film, starring Mariam Afshari , Ebrahim Azizi , and Vahid Mobasser, was greeted with a long standing ovation and is a Cannes standout title.
