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Mubi Buys Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ for Multiple International Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
Mubi has bought Jafar Panahi's "This Was Just an Accident" which marked the Iranian auteur's big comeback to the festival.
Further pursuing its acquisition spree at the Cannes Film Festival, Mubi has acquired Jafar Panahi ‘s “It Was Just an Accident” for multiple international territories, not including U.S., Variety has learned. The movie’s premiere in competition at Cannes marked the Iranian auteur’s big comeback to the festival after being released from prison and seven years after “Three Faces.” It was greeted with a long standing ovation. “Arrested multiple times for so-called propaganda and locked up on two occasions (released only after he went on hunger strike), Panahi can’t help making art, emerging fired up and ready to fight back” Variety critic Peter Debruge noted in his positive review.
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