
By Miranda Murray
Revenge thriller “It Was Just An Accident” by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who was barred from filmmaking for 15 years by the government in Tehran, won the Palme d’Or top prize on Saturday.
With the award, Panahi now has the rare honour of winning the top prize at all three major European film festivals, after nabbing Berlin’s Golden Bear for “ Taxi ” in 2015 and the Golden Lion at