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		<title>A Conversation with Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi (3 Faces) just won the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival with his latest movie, It Was Just an Accident, which asks viewers to consider what they would do if offered a chance [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/jafar-panahi/">A Conversation with Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="162" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IT-WAS-JUST-an-ACCIDENT-still-300x162.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IT-WAS-JUST-an-ACCIDENT-still-300x162.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IT-WAS-JUST-an-ACCIDENT-still-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IT-WAS-JUST-an-ACCIDENT-still-768x414.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IT-WAS-JUST-an-ACCIDENT-still.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(The Middleburg Film Festival runs October 16-19 in Middleburg, Virginia, and lead critic Chris Reed is on the ground doing coverage for us. Check out his It Was Just an Accident movie review! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/it-was-just-an-accident/">IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG Trailer: Mohammad Rasoulof&#8217;s Urgent Political Thriller Arrives in November</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[M.J. O'Toole]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 21:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="150" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-300x150.webp" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Mohammad Rasoulof&#039;s THE SEED OF THE SACREG FIG" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-300x150.webp 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-1024x512.webp 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-768x384.webp 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image.webp 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>When it premiered at this year&#8217;s Cannes Film Festival, writer-director Mohammad Rasoulof&#8217;s secretly-shot thriller The Seed of the Sacred Fig made headlines. Marking his first project to debut following his exile from his native Iran, after being sentenced to 8 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/trailer/seed-of-the-sacred-fig/">THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG Trailer: Mohammad Rasoulof&#8217;s Urgent Political Thriller Arrives in November</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>NO BEARS</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NO-BEARS-still_01-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NO-BEARS-still_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NO-BEARS-still_01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NO-BEARS-still_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NO-BEARS-still_01.jpg 1500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(Check out Chris Reed&#8217;s movie review of No Bears, the  latest from Iranian director Jafar Panahi. It opens Friday, December 23 at Film Forum before going wide in the new year. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/no-bears-2/">NO BEARS</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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