Jafar Panahi

The New York Film Festival: Gaza Photographer Resurrected on Film, Shocking Desert Rave Saga, and Jafar Panahi Returns

October 18, 2025
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Three powerful films at NYFF about violence, survival, and revenge.

Film Review: “No Bears” — An Iranian Director’s Muted Act of Subversion

February 8, 2023
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Rather than coming across as angry or urgent, Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears feels muted, perhaps even subdued to the point of depression.

Film Review: “Jafar Panahi’s Taxi”—Iranian Trials and Tribulations on the Road

October 30, 2015
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Jafar Panahi’s Taxi is a winning, happy, unhappy, humane little road movie.

Film Review: Jafar Panahi’s “Closed Curtain” — Another Valiant Film From Iran

August 15, 2014
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Under relaxed house arrest, Iranian director Jafar Panahi bravely concedes that, at times during his incarceration, he’s worn down, tempted to end it all.

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