Three by Jafar Panahi

Three by Jafar Panahi

3 Episodes

The brilliant, fearless Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi has been banned from filmmaking since 2010 on the grounds of political dissent, but that has not stopped him from producing some of the most vital, urgent, and slyly perceptive works of our time. With his latest film, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, having won the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, there’s no better time to revisit three of his most beloved masterpieces, witty and cuttingly incisive commentaries on contemporary Iranian society that speak to the defiance and persistence of a courageous artist who has refused to be silenced.

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Three by Jafar Panahi

3 Episodes

  • No Bears
    1:47:16
    No Bears
    Episode 1

    No Bears

    Episode 1

    Directed by Jafar Panahi • 2022 • Iran
    Starring Naser Hashemi, Bakhtiyar Panjeei, Vahid Mobaser

    One of the world’s great cinematic artists, Jafar Panahi has been carefully crafting self-reflexive works about artistic, personal, and political freedom for the past three decades, despite being bann...

  • The White Balloon
    1:24:49
    The White Balloon
    Episode 2

    The White Balloon

    Episode 2

    Directed by Jafar Panahi • 1995 • Iran
    Starring Aida Mohammadkhani, Mohsen Kafili, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy

    Jafar Panahi’s revelatory debut feature is a child’s-eye adventure in which a young girl’s quest to buy a goldfish leads her on a detour-filled journey through the streets of Tehran on the ...

  • The Mirror
    1:34:33
    The Mirror
    Episode 3

    The Mirror

    Episode 3

    Directed by Jafar Panahi • 1997 • Iran
    Starring Mina Mohammad Khani, Aida Mohammadkhani, Kazem Mojdehi

    Iranian master Jafar Panahi explores the interplay of imagination and reality in this slyly inventive meta-film marvel. When her mother is late to pick her up from school, first grader Mina (Mi...

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