In cinema 10/17/2025

It Was Just an Accident

Yek tasadef sadeh

MS12

Genre

Thriller

Director

Jafar Panahi

Run time

1h 45min

Cast

Vahid Mobasseri, Maryam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi

Despite bans and imprisonment, renowned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi continues to create deeply humanist cinema. Reimagining the road movie genre, with this film Panahi takes the audience on an emotional journey full of unexpected twists and turns. At midnight, a damaged car pulls into mechanic Vahid’s garage. The sound it makes awakens a painful memory —Vahid becomes convinced that the driver is the officer who once tortured him. Yet, having never seen his tormentor’s face, can he truly be certain it is the same man?

Genre

Thriller

Director

Jafar Panahi

Run time

1h 45min

Cast

Vahid Mobasseri, Maryam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi

Despite bans and imprisonment, renowned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi continues to create deeply humanist cinema. Reimagining the road movie genre, with this film Panahi takes the audience on an emotional journey full of unexpected twists and turns. At midnight, a damaged car pulls into mechanic Vahid’s garage. The sound it makes awakens a painful memory —Vahid becomes convinced that the driver is the officer who once tortured him. Yet, having never seen his tormentor’s face, can he truly be certain it is the same man?

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2025

Global distributor

Neon

Local distributor

KP Distribution

In cinema

10/17/2025