Still from It Was Just An Accident (2025), by Jafar Panahi.
Still from It Was Just An Accident (2025), by Jafar Panahi.
It Was Just an Accident
2:00 pm–3:45 pm
Directed by Jafar Panahi (Iran, France, Luxemborg, and USA, 2025, 103 min.). Farsi with English subtitles.
Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison after 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 meets unexpected flurries of humor and thoughtful, sometimes devastating questions regarding persecution and revenge. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and a nominee for Best International Feature and Best Screenplay at the 98th Academy Awards, the film has also led to Panahi being sentenced in absentia to one year in prison, underscoring its urgent political force.
Wheelchair accessible
With English subtitles
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