It Was Just an Accident
Jafar Panahi / IR, FR, LU, 2025 / 103 min.
Jafar Panahi's revenge thriller won the Golden Palm in Cannes. An Iranian man is seeking revenge against the person who tortured him – but what if he’s kidnapped the wrong man? Panahi melds moral dilemmas, comic moments and shocking revelations into an exceptionally powerful film.
In It Was Just an Accident a minor accident leads to a chain reaction of escalating problems. The road thriller begins with a bump in the road that slightly damages the car of a man with a noticeably squeaky prosthetic leg. When he takes his car in for repairs, garage owner Vahid becomes convinced it's the officer who tortured him years ago in prison.
Preview
On November 3rd, there will be a preview of It Was Just an Accident, attended by Jafar Panahi. Program maker Bahram Sadeghi (1967, Iran) will moderate the evening and discuss the film with the director afterward.
Details
Director
Jafar Panahi
Production year
2025
Country
IR, FR, LU
Original title
Yek tasadef sadeh
Length
103 min.
Language
Persian
Subtitles
ENG or NLD
Format
DCP
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