It Was Just an Accident

Name: It Was Just an Accident
Director: Jafar Panahi
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2025
Rating: 29

2025

IMDb

Jafar Panahi

2025·PG-13· Iran

Iran,

France,

Award ratingCompeting Now

Metascore87

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Indie International

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, he rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to confirm the man's identity.

Cast

Vahid Mobasseri·Ebrahim Azizi·Mariam Afshari·Hadis Pakbaten

Languages

Persian

Major Awards

3 wins · 10 nominations

Wins (3)

Other

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2025)

Best Director

Gotham Awards (2025)

Best Director

Cannes Film Festival (2025)

Nominations (10)

Best Picture

Goya Awards (2026)

Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)

Golden Globes, USA (2026)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

European Film Awards (2026)

European Film

European Film Awards (2025)

European Film

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (2026)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Best Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (2026)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Other

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2026)

Best Film Not in the English Language

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2026)

Foreign Language Film of the Year

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2025)

Best Film Not in the English Language

British Independent Film Awards (2025)

Best International Independent Film, Sponsored by Champagne Taittinger