Art as Resistance
History and the Individual
in Jafar Panahi’s 3 Faces
JAFARPANAHI’SLATESTWORKISCHARACTERISED
BYEQUIVOCATIONANDENIGMA,THEFAMEDIRANIAN
DIRECTOREMPLOYINGSUCHTECHNIQUESTOCIR
CUMVENTHISHOMELAND’SCENSORSHIPREGIME.
YET, WITHITS INCLUSIONOF STARSPRESENTAND
PASTASWELLASITSBLURRINGOFFICTIONANDFACT,
3 FACESNONETHELESSMANAGESTOPUTFORWARD
POINTEDSOCIALCOMMENTARYLADENWITHEXTRA
DIEGETIC SIGNIFICANCE, WRITESDAVID HESLIN.
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