# Jafar Panahi Faces Iranian Five-Year Sentence

Jafar Panahi, a Cannes Palme d'Or winner and Oscar nominee, faces a five-year sentence in Iran. Local media report he was recently targeted by Iranian authorities. He spent 2025 and early 2026 abroad promoting his film 'It Was Just Sent An Accident'.

https://deadline.com/2026/10/jafar-panahi-crosshairs-iranian-authorities-five-year-sentence-1237206414/

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Created: 2026-10-28T05:09:25.084317+00:00

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Original source: https://deadline.com/2026/10/jafar-panahi-crosshairs-iranian-authorities-five-year-sentence-1237206414/