"According to a December 1 social-media post from Panahi's lawyer, Mostafa Nili, the Islamic Revolutionary Court has sentenced Panahi to one year in prison, as well as issuing a two-year ban on leaving the country and barring Panahi from joining any "political and social groups or factions for propaganda activities against the regime." Panahi plans to appeal, Nili said."
"For nearly his entire professional career, Panahi has been facing off against the Iranian government and criticizing it through themes of social injustice in his films; in turn, it has increasingly punished him for his work. He has been arrested three times and jailed twice, with his longest sentence to date being six months in Iran's notorious Evin Prison from July 2022 to February 2023."
"It Was Just an Accident was also made in secret and was inspired by Panahi's latest stint in Evin. The film follows a group of former prisoners who believe they have found their prison torturer and argue about what to do with the man. Acquired by Neon, the film has played around the world at various festivals as the distributor has positioned it for an Oscars run."
More than seven months after Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or for It Was Just an Accident, Iranian authorities sentenced him to one year in prison. His lawyer, Mostafa Nili, said the Islamic Revolutionary Court also imposed a two-year travel ban and barred Panahi from joining "political and social groups or factions for propaganda activities against the regime." Panahi plans to appeal. He has faced three arrests and two jail terms, including six months in Evin Prison from July 2022 to February 2023. Bans did not stop him from secretly making internationally awarded films. It Was Just an Accident was made in secret and has been acquired by Neon.
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