IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

2025
1 HR, 45 min
NOV 14 → NOV 26

Details

Released October 15, 2025, Iran / France / Luxembourg

Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Crime

1 hour, 45 minutes

Neon

English / Persian with English Subtitles

Starring

Vahid Mobasseri
Mariam Afshari
Ebrahim Azizi

Director

Jafar Panahi

Film Information

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal’s identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor.

From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.

Full Cast

Vahid Mobasseri

Mariam Afshari

Ebrahim Azizi

Additional Credits

Jafar Panahi Director

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Reviews

“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.”

Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

“Cinema, manipulative or not, still has its uses, and Panahi summons all the medium’s expressive powers to deliver a fierce, unambiguous denunciation of authoritarian regimes the world over.”

Justin Chang

The New Yorker

“Shot in secret under constant threat, [It Was Just an Accident] draws on [Jafar Panahi’s] own harrowing experiences, infusing every frame with urgency and authenticity.”

Peter Howell

Toronto Star