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EPISODE · Oct 21, 2025 · 24 MIN

Jafar Panahi was inspired by Tehran’s political prisoners

from Q with Tom Power

This year, Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his extraordinary new film, “It Was Just an Accident,” which he shot secretly in Tehran under great risk of serious harm. Jafar has been in prison twice on charges of “anti-government propaganda” as well as for protesting the imprisonment of other filmmakers. At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, he joined Tom Power to tell us how “It Was Just an Accident” was shaped by his two experiences in Tehran’s Evin Prison.Fill out our listener survey here. We appreciate your input!

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