IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

Director: CAFER PANAHI

Time: 102’

Year of Production: 2025

Language: FARSÎ

Subtitle: TIRKÎ-KURDÎ

Synopsis

A minor traffic accident reunites two men with a shared past. One is set on revenge, but then doubts set in. Panahi (Crimson Gold, 3 Faces, No Bears) opens his film as a languid and at times gently humorous road trip, with the actions of each participant keenly observed. However, it is also a critique of the enduring legacy of a regime on its people and the chilling consequences for those who oppose it.

Biography

 

Jafar Panahi (born July 11, 1960, Mīāneh, Iran) is an Iranian director and screenwriter whose films are critical depictions of Iranian society. Panahi’s notable movies include The White Balloon (1995), The Circle (2000), Taxi (2015), and 3 Faces (2018). In 2025 he won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival for It Was Just an Accident. During his career, Panahi often ran afoul of the Iranian government. A number of his films were banned in the country, and he was jailed in 2022−23.