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Jafar Panahi Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes 2025

5/25/2025

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Panahi Wins Palme d'Or

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi triumphed at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, clinching the prestigious Palme d'Or for *It Was Just An Accident*, a poignant critique of oppression shaped by his own prison experiences. The festival also celebrated Joachim Trier's *Sentimental Value* with the Grand Prix and honored Wagner Moura as Best Actor for his role in *The Secret Agent*.

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Panahi Wins Palme d'Or

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi triumphed at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, clinching the prestigious Palme d'Or for *It Was Just An Accident*, a poignant critique of oppression shaped by his own prison experiences. The festival also celebrated Joachim Trier's *Sentimental Value* with the Grand Prix and honored Wagner Moura as Best Actor for his role in *The Secret Agent*.

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