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It Was Just an Accident (Yek tasadof-e sadeh)

Directed by Jafar Panahi
Iran, France, Luxembourg
2025
103 mins

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 man, to try and confirm Eghbal's identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with a captive Eghbal, 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.

Tickets

Thursday October 306:30pm

Coral Gables Art Cinema

  • Year
    2025
  • Country
    Iran, France, Luxembourg
  • Language
    Persian
  • Premiere Status
    Florida Premiere
  • Director
    Jafar Panahi
  • Producer
    Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin
  • Writer
    Jafar Panahi
  • Cinematographer
    Amin Jafari
  • Editor
    Amir Etminan
  • Genre
    Drama

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