It Was Just an Accident
We were delighted to previously screen this film but we have no current plans to screen it again. If you'd like to watch it in the cinema, consider a private hire to watch it with friends. That does rely on the film being available for private purchase.
Film details
| Film Title | It Was Just an Accident |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 103mins |
| Year | 2025 |
| Country | Iran, France, Luxembourg |
| Director | Jafar Panahi |
| Actors | Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, George Hashem Zadeh, Delmaz Najafi, Afsaneh Najm Abadi |
| Language | Persian |
| AKA | یک تصادف ساده |
| Showings |
Vahid, an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, was once imprisoned by Iranian authorities. During his sentence, he was interrogated blindfolded. One day, a man named Eghbal enters his workshop. His prosthetic leg creaks, and Vahid thinks he recognises one of his former torturers.
Panahi holds this tonal range expertly as laughs give away to a probing, philosophical third act that upends expectations in quietly thrilling style.
★★★★★
The narrative convenience might strain credibility, but that’s a small price to pay for the unanswerable questions that it layers into Panahi’s film, effectively deepening a self-conflicted parable into something richer and less resolved.
★★★★
It’s another very impressive serio-comic film from one of the most distinctive and courageous figures in world cinema.
★★★★
