It Was Just an Accident poster
  • Year: 2025
  • Running time: 1h 43m
  • Rated: PG-13
  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • US release: 15 October 2025
  • Premiere: 20 May 2025
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It Was Just an Accident

A searing moral thriller about the uncertainty of truth and the heavy choice between revenge and mercy.

Directed by Jafar Panahi

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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 identit

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.

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Cast

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Jafar PanahiDirector, Screenplay
Amin JafariDirector of Photography

Studios: Jafar Panahi Productions, Les Films Pelléas, Bidibul Productions, Pio & Co, ARTE France Cinéma

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