“I feel indescribable inspired by what I saw here,” he said Strong During the press conference after the awards of 78. MFF in Cannes. “It was refreshing. I will always have the experience of this time.”
On the other hand, he described the work at the jury of the main competition of the festival as “a great experience that brought him closer (with the other members of the jury) – like a conclave with champagne. It was great.”
Strong did not spare the praise of “It was just an accident” by Jafar Panahi, who was honored with the Golden Palm. It was the first film shot by the Iranian director after leaving the prison, to which he went to the criticism of the authorities in 2023.
“The jury wanted to appreciate the film, which would be transcendent as a work of art,” said an Oscar nominee. “Ibsen said: ‘There is a different poem in the poem. And when you hear him, when you grasp him, you will understand my song.’
“This film comes from a sense of resistance, survival, which are absolutely needed today. We thought it is important that he would receive the main prize,” said Juliette Binoche, chairwoman of the jury of the main competition.
“It was just an accident” talks about a group of old Iranian prisoners who is thinking about revenge on their former guard.