It Was Just an Accident

Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. A gripping moral thriller from Iranian master Jafar Panahi ('Taxi', '3 Faces'), filmed in defiance of a filmmaking ban.

About the film:
• Director: Jafar Panahi
• Cast: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi
• Duration: 103 minutes
• Genre: Drama / Thriller / Road Movie

Plot:
A night-time collision with a stray dog leads a family to a roadside garage. The mechanic, Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri), a former political prisoner, hears the squeak of the driver’s prosthetic leg and freezes: it is the exact sound he remembers from his prison interrogations. Convinced he has found his former torturer, Vahid kidnaps the stranger and summons other victims of the regime to put him on trial. But the thirst for revenge collides with an agonising question: what if he is wrong?

Why you should watch:
• The defining film of 2025: the picture sensationally won the top prize at Cannes — the Palme d'Or.
• Martin Scorsese personally presented the film at the New York Film Festival, hailing Panahi as an exemplar of unyielding creative courage.
• A unique balance of suspense and humanism: a story about how the quest for justice can turn a victim into an executioner.
• Incredible performances from non-professionals and the director's friends, creating an effect of total authenticity.

Screening language: Persian with English subtitles
Age rating: 18+