The Cannes Film Festival, which was closed on 13 May, has brought the prestigious moments to come up in the cinema world. One of them who also falls in this category, it was just an accident by Jaffer Panahi, who won the prestigious Palame D’Or Award.
The variety outlet said that the film is inspired by its time in jail. The film allegedly revolves around five persons who think they have identified the prosecutor, who had a hand to torture when arrested. Since they were all blindfolded in jail, they could not be sure that their prisoner was the same person.
Panahi, who attended the first Grand Festival in 2003, addressed all the Iranians his victory. According to Reuters, he mentioned, “Hope we reach a day when no one will tell us what to wear or not to wear, what to do or not to do.” It appeared in terms of strict dress code for Iranian women.
According to the variety, the director thanked his family for supporting him (especially during that time he was not present with him). He also thanked his team for making such a risky project possible.
He allegedly said, “I think it is a moment to ask everyone, with all the Iranians with different opinions from Iran and others around the world.” Panahi said, “I would like to ask him one thing: keep all the problems and differences aside. The most important thing is definitely the freedom of our country and our country.”
Experienced filmmaker has been jailed several times for the types of films made by him. Recently, the director was imprisoned in 2022 for seven months and two days after going on hunger strike; He was issued, shekhi per screen.
