It Was Just an Accident
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It Was Just an Accident
2025 | PG13 | 1 hr 45 mins
Directed by: Jafar Panâhi
Starring: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi
In Persian and Azerbaijani w/ English subtitles
WINNER – Palme d’Or
2025 Cannes Film Festival
Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to try and confirm Eghbal’s identity. Master filmmaker Jafar Panahi creates a deeply felt moral thriller, where high stakes tension combines with unexpected flurries of humor and thoughtful, sometimes devastating questions regarding persecution and revenge.