Cannes 2025: Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Simply an Accident’ wins Palme d’Or, a staggering sixth straight triumph for Neon

Cannes 2025: Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Simply an Accident’ wins Palme d’Or, a staggering sixth straight triumph for Neon

Energy outages could have shrouded the French Riviera in literal darkness on the ultimate day of the 78th Cannes Movie Pageant, however the Palais nonetheless managed to ship an electrical finale. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi took residence the Palme d’Or for his absurdist drama, It Was Simply an Accident, marking each a private and political…

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Cannes 2025: Jafar Panahi returns after twenty years, receives 10-minute standing ovation for ‘It Was Simply an Accident’

Cannes 2025: Jafar Panahi returns after twenty years, receives 10-minute standing ovation for ‘It Was Simply an Accident’

Delnaz Najafi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Solmaz Panahi, Jafar Panahi, Tahereh Saeedi, Maryam Afsharimovahed, Ebrahim Azizi and Vahid Mobasseri depart the ‘It Was Simply an Accident’ pink carpet on the 78th annual Cannes Movie Pageant at Palais des Festivals | Picture Credit score: Getty Pictures Jafar Panahi’s It Was Simply an Accident premiered to a…

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