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It Was Just an Accident

Credits

Original title :

Yek tasadof-e sadeh

Country :

Iran-Luxembourg

Director :

Jafar Panahi

Version :

vostEN

Duration :

106 minutes

Format :

digital

Actors :

Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi

Awards :

Palme d’Or, Cannes 2025

Age classification :

12+

synopsis

What begins as a minor accident sets in motion a series of escalating consequences.

There are no wasted shots and no squandered moments in this picture because it understands that cinema is life, imbued with the power to rediscover the past, to protect the present, and to imagine a future.

RogerEbert.com

It Was Just an Accident is far from a concession to the ruling regime in Iran. If anything, it’s the opposite: a taut, intricately crafted drama about the traumas suffered by political dissidents and other opponents of power, whether they’re renowned directors like himself or just regular working-class citizens.

The Hollywood Reporter