Washington DC, May 25 -- Cannes President and actor Juliette Binoche opened up about the jury's decision to award Palme d'Or to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's 'It was just an Accident' at the global film festival on Saturday, reported Deadline.

Jury President Juliette Binoche lauded the creative decision of the team to honour the film. She called it a movie with a feeling of "resistance" and "survival", which she calls necessary in today's life.

"The film springs from a feeling of resistance, survival, which is absolutely necessary today. It's very human and political at the same time, because he comes from a complicated country. When we watched the film, it stood out," said Binocher as quoted by Deadline.

As per the outlet, Panahi w...