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Jafar Panahi: Cinema in Rebellion

When

Every day, 9am to 11pm Wednesday 4 June to Sunday 15 June

Cost

Adult: $26Concession: $22Youth (17 & Under): $20Retrospective Package: $17 per film

See an inside view of life in Iran with a complete retrospective of features from master filmmaker Jafar Panahi, one of world cinema’s most fearless and acclaimed filmmakers.

Jafar Panahi has been crafting self-reflexive works about political, artistic and personal freedom for the past three decades, despite being banned from filmmaking by the government of his native Iran since 2010. Find out more about the man behind this major retrospective, courtesy of curator Anke Leweke.

Screening at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, June 4-15. Tickets and package are on sale now. Browse all ten features via the Sydney Film Festival website.

A celebration too big for a small screen. See the bigger picture at Sydney Film Festival, June 4-15. Explore all films: sff.org.au

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