The mundane act of a car breaking down one night on a road in Iran sets in motion one of the most moving movies of the year in “It Was Just an Accident.” The sputtering car comes to a stop outside a ...

Last week, Jafar Panahi, the director of the most recent Palme D’or winner It Was Just An Accident, was supposed to speak with Martin Scorsese for a conversation during the New York Film Festival.

Iran's greatest living director is free. Jafar Panahi is out of prison, the ban against him making movies has been rescinded and he's now trotting the globe with arguably his greatest work, "It Was ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi had to skip the New York Film Festival premiere of "It Was Just an Accident" because his visa could not be processed in time for the Oct. 2 screening. In addition, the ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi about his new movie, "It Was Just An Accident." Panahi made the film right after being released from Iranian prison.

During filming, the authorities discovered “It Was Just an Accident.” But a French producer had been engaged to finish this ultimate winner of the top prize at Cannes. By Nicole Sperling The Iranian ...