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It Was Just an Accident / Un simple accident
Director's bio
Jafar Panahi
Born 1960 in Mianeh, Iran. A leading figure of the Iranian New Wave, Panahi is acclaimed for The White Balloon (1995), The Circle (2000), Offside (2006), and Taxi (2015). His films often critique Iranian society and censorship. Despite repeated bans and arrests, he continues to make award-winning films, including It Was Just an Accident (2025)
Synopsis
Vahid, an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, was once imprisoned by Iranian authorities. During his sentence, he was interrogated blindfolded. One day, a man named Eqbal enters his workshop. His prosthetic leg creaks, and Vahid thinks he recognizes one of his former torturers
Details of Cast
Vahid Mobasseri – Vahid; Mariam Afshari – Shiva; Ebrahim Azizi – Eghbal
Details of Crew
Amin Jafari – Cinematography; Amir Etminan – Editing
Producer Details
Jafar Panahi; Philippe Martin
Writer Details
Jafar Panahi
Stills
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Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Country Focus : Vietnam (5)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (8)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- Signatures In Motion (4)
- Saeed Mirza Retrospective (3)
- Ritwik Ghatak Centenary (4)
- Youssef Chahine Retrospective (3)
- Contemporary Filmmaker in Focus: Garin Nugroho (5)
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