When Jafar Panahi Has a Story to Tell, Nothing Will Stop Him

The filmmaker tells IndieWire that he really wanted Iran to submit his "It Was Just an Accident" for the Oscars. (France submitted it instead.) Or, better still, for the Academy to change the rules of international feature film eligibility so they don't favor democracies.

from Film – IndieWire https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/jafar-panahi-it-was-just-an-accident-interview-oscars-1235150173/