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Screenwriter of 'Foi Só Um Acidente' arrested in Tehran after condemning the supreme leader's actions

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The film 'Foi Só Um Acidente', screened in Portugal and nominated for the Oscars, tells the story of a former political prisoner who contemplates taking violent revenge on his torturer in prison.

CNN Portugal2 Feb

Screenwriter of 'Foi Só Um Acidente' arrested in Tehran after condemning the supreme leader's actions

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Political arrest in Portugal

Screenwriter of 'Foi Só Um Acidente' arrested in Tehran after condemning the supreme leader's actions

Screenwriter of 'Foi Só Um Acidente' arrested in Tehran after condemning the supreme leader's actions