It Was Just an Accident
Persian (English subtitles) | Iran, France | 103mins | 2025 | Cert: 15A | Dir: Jafar Panahi
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Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has 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 combines with unexpected flurries of humour and thoughtful, sometimes devastating questions regarding persecution and revenge.
“Panahi melds the personal and political in the most subtle and searing of ways.” – Christina Newland, Sight & Sound
“There’s a seam of pitch-black gallows humour running through the picture, and moments of absurdist hilarity. But mostly, it’s an impassioned and forthright condemnation of the regime and of the men who do its bidding.”– Wendy Ide, Screen International