Screening December 1, 2025 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
2025 France/Iran 1hr 45 minutes
Drama/Mystery/Thriller PG-13
In Persian with English subtitles
France’s Submission to the 2026 Academy Awards for Best International Film
Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal’s identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.
Winner of Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival 2025