Dissident Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins Cannes top prize
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Dissident Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins Cannes top prize
Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi wins the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
The latest film from the 64-year-old, 'It Was Just an Accident', tells the tale of five ordinary Iranians confronting a man they believed tortured them in jail.
Panahi, who was banned from making films in 2010 and has been imprisoned twice, used his own experiences in jail to write the screenplay.
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