Oscar-Nominated ‘It Was Just An Accident’ Co-Screenwriter Released From Prison In Iran: Report

Mehdi Mahmoudian, the Oscar-nominated co-writer of Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner It Was Just an Accident, has been released from Nowshahr Prison in northeastern Iran, according to reports. He had spent 17 days in incarceration for his role in signing an open letter condemning the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran over the […]