Jafar and Iago move with an enchanting rhythm as they speak of their scheming. “He’s an all power genie!” says Jafar, played by Vianney Perez in the musical “Aladdin.” She and her fellow ...

Iran's acclaimed dissident director Jafar Panahi first met his Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in prison in 2022. Their humanist ideals made them fast friends during the seven months ...

This March, Jafar Panahi could win his first Oscar. But the decorated Iranian filmmaker—whose masterful It Was Just an Accident has already won numerous awards this season—is struggling to celebrate ...

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As Iran combusts, the films of Jafar Panahi are even more compelling. His latest, It Was Just An Accident, the first since he was released from prison, is his most potent, a slow-burning but tense ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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