It Was Just an Accident (2025)
1h 41m
Running Time
October 1, 2025Release Date
It Was Just an Accident (2025)
1h 41m
Running Time
October 1, 2025Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Night driver Eghbal, en route with his pregnant wife, kills a dog. Stranded, he seeks help at Vahid’s garage, unaware his rescuer believes him to be the prison officer who tortured him. Convinced, Vahid abducts Eghbal to bury him alive, but doubts soon arise. To confirm Eghbal’s identity, Vahid enlists fellow victims. During their ride, they contemplate the morality of killing their captive and whether he actually is who they believe him to be.
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Cast & Crew.
Vahid Mobasseri
Vahid
Maryam Afshari
Shiva
Ebrahim Azizi
Eghbal
Hadis Paak Baten
Golrokh
Majid Panahi
The Groom
Mohammad Ali Eliyas Mehr
Hamid
George Hashem Zadeh
Salar
Delmaz Najafi
The Little Girl
Afsaneh Najm Abadi
Eghbal's Wife
Jafar Panahi
Director / Producer / Writer
Christophe Bousquet
Colorist
Leila Naghdipari
Production Design / Set Designer / Costume Designer
Philippe Martin
Producer
Sandrine Dumas
Co-Producer
Christel Henon
Co-Producer
Amin Jafari
Director of Photography
Amir Etminan
Editor
David Thion
Associate Producer
Lilian Eche
Associate Producer
Panah Panahi
Creative Consultant
Nader Saïvar
Script Consultant
Shadmehr Rastin
Script Consultant
Mehdi Mahmoudian
Script Consultant
Abdolreza Heydari
Sound Designer / Sound Recordist / Sound Editor
Valérie Deloof
Sound Editor
Nicolas Leroy
Sound Editor
Cyril Holtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Shahrokh Panahi
Production Assistant
Behnam Roshan
Production Manager
Pooya Abbasian
Post-Production Manager
Juliette Mallon
Post-Production Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 2025
Original Nameیک تصادف ساده
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Filming LocationsIran
Genres
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Wiki.
It Was Just an Accident (Persian: یک تصادف ساده, romanized: Yek tasadof-e sadeh; French: Un simple accident) is a 2025 thriller film written and directed by Jafar Panahi. The film is a co-production between Iran, France, and Luxembourg. Panahi, who is critical of the Iranian government and has been imprisoned several times, made the film without official filming permission from the Iranian authorities.
The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2025, where it won the Palme d'Or. It will be theatrically released in France on 10 September 2025 by Memento Distribution.