Release Date
October 15, 2025 (NY)
October 25, 2025
October 25, 2025
Director
Jafar Panahi
Writer
Jafar Panahi
Cast
Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr
Studio
Running Time
105 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violence, strong language, and smoking
What is It Was Just An Accident about?
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... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
It’s from Iran, so it has to be great, right? From writer/director Jafar Panahi, who has been imprisoned and banned from making films, comes a drama-thriller that is so provocative and controversial it unsurprisingly received rave reviews on the festival circuit and is considered an Oscar contender. And yet, there’s nothing provocative or controversial or Oscar contender-y about this shrug-worthy effort.
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