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Iran summoned France's envoy in Tehran to protest against "insulting" remarks made by the French foreign minister after an Iranian filmmaker won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the prestigious Palme d'Or for his film It Was Just an Accident on Saturday, a political drama inspired by his time in prison.
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Khaleej Times on MSNIran summons French envoy after Foreign Minister Barrot's 'insulting' Cannes commentsAfter dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or on Saturday, Jean-Noël Barrot called his victory 'a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime's oppression.'
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Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident” has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.