The majority of Jafar Panahi’s movies have been made illegally, under the radar, and in secret away from the eyes of the Iranian government, if not banned in his home country altogether. They’re not exactly meant to be box office smashes. But the international audience Panahi has managed to cultivate over the years has been respectable, consistently showing up both in the U.S. and overseas, even as Panahi’s films have grown more meta and experimental because of the circumstances of how he’s been forced to make them,
His latest film, however, the Palme d’Or winner “It Was Just an Accident,” is Panahi’s most narrative-driven feature and most commercial feature in years. And after an impressive opening weekend in just three theaters, U.S. distributor Neon has hopes for it that would eclipse anything Panahi has released in his career.
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