
Renowned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi is making a highly anticipated return to the Cannes Film Festival (13–24 May) with It Was Just an Accident, a tightly guarded new feature set to world-premiere in the Official Competition. The project is shrouded in secrecy, with only a cryptic logline revealed: “What begins as a minor accident sets in motion a series of escalating consequences.” Panahi’s return to the Croisette marks a major cinematic event....