Kino Film Collection Expands to The Roku Channel, Adds Two More Jafar Panahi Films

Kino Film Collection Expands to The Roku Channel, Adds Two More Jafar Panahi Films

Kino Lorber's streaming service Kino Film Collection has expanded to The Roku Channel and added three Jafar Panahi films to its channel.

Buzzy Thriller Movie With 100% RT Score Gets Release Date In Very Competitive Oscar Award Season

It Was Just an Accident has received a release date in the middle of a competitive award season. Written and directed by Jafar Panahi, who has been imprisoned several times for being critical of the Iranian government and made the movie without permission from the Iranian authorities, the Persian-language film follows a minor traffic accident that sets in motion a series of escalating events.

Cannes Winner 'It Was Just An Accident' Gets Prime Oscar Release Date

Neon‘s latest Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, It Was Just An Accident from Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi will open October 15 in theaters in North America, setting the film up for an awards campaign in categories including Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay and International Film. The latter, however, might be in question as it seems unlikely that Panahi’s film, which is critical of Iran‘s government and treatment of its citize…