It Was Just an Accident

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. Will he take his vengeance or let him go?

In his new film, a mirror for our troubled times, Jafar Panahi (Taxi Tehran, No Bears) addresses the profound question of living together and of justice for people who have committed atrocious acts against others.

Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident won the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and has been selected to represent France at the next Academy Awards.