467 - It Was Just an Accident

Eavesdropping at the Movies by Eavesdropping at the Movies

Dec 15, 202500:34:33TV & Film

One of Iran's most celebrated filmmakers, Jafar Panahi, has spent the last quarter of a century in conflict with the Iranian government, which objects to his films' criticisms of their actions and the wider social condit...

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