Jafar Panahi has received the Palme d’Or on the Cannes Movie Pageant.
The 64-year-old filmmaker acquired the highest prize on the prestigious movie pageant for ‘It Was Simply an Accident’, the drama film impressed by his six-year jail sentence and years-long battle with the Iranian authorities.
Panahi – who was arrested in March 2010 and subsequently charged with propaganda in opposition to the Iranian authorities – stated after receiving his award: “Let’s put all the issues, all of the variations apart; an important factor proper now could be our nation and our nation’s freedom.
“Let’s attain that second collectively when nobody dares to inform us what we should always utterly embody, what we should always say, what we shouldn’t do … Cinema is a society. Nobody has the best to inform us what you must do, what you shouldn’t do.”
Juliette Binoche, the jury president, heaped reward on ‘It Was Simply an Accident’, observing that the drama movie “actually stood out”.
She stated: “It’s very human and political on the identical time as a result of he comes from a sophisticated nation, politically talking … The movie springs from a sense of resistance, survival, which is completely mandatory in the present day. So we thought it was essential to offer this movie the paramount award.”
In the meantime, Joachim Trier’s drama movie, ‘Sentimental Worth’, has received the Grand Prix at Cannes.
The film – which stars Stellan Skarsgard and Elle Fanning – tells the story of a filmmaker who tries to reconcile together with his daughter.
Elsewhere, the Jury prize was shared by ‘Sirat’ – the drama film written and directed by Oliver Laxe – and ‘Sound of Falling’, which was co-written and directed by Mascha Schilinski.
Wagner Moura received the Finest Actor award for ‘The Secret Agent’, whereas Nadia Melliti was named Finest Actress for her efficiency in ‘The Little Sister’.
