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Jafar Panahi Urges Swift Conclusion Of Israel-Iran Violence: “Both Regimes Should Be Condemned”
Panahi was recently in Australia, where he screened his Palme d’Or winner 'It Was Just An Accident' at the Sydney Film Festival.
The filmmaker continued to write that the start of Israel’s military campaign in Iran does not negate the “four decades of mismanagement, corruption, oppression, tyranny, and incompetence of the Islamic Republic.” Panahi added that “Both regimes should be blatantly condemned for their persistence of violence, warfare, and absolute indifference to human dignity.” In 2010, the Iranian government handed him a six-year prison sentence and a 20-year ban on filmmaking for supporting anti-government protests and creating “propaganda.” However, the filmmaker has continued to work, creating non-fiction and fiction features like his latest film It Was Just An Accident, which won this year’s Palme d’Or.
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