Jafar Panahi is the veteran Iranian auteur who continues to get arrested and imprisoned, endure film-making bans and defy the law, and still perseveres in making remarkable and courageous movies. His latest, winner of this year’s Palme D’Or at Cannes, is a blackly comic story informed by his own experiences with imprisonment. It’s a politically-charged…
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No Bears
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 4pm & 7pm No Bears - filmed before Iran descended into the protests and violence following the death of Mahsa Amini, Jafar Panahi shows the daily difficulties and professional compromises of life under a totalitarian regime. Navigating maddening challenges, he tells a complicated story that resonates with human truth. Now imprisoned in…
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