It Was Just an Accident
2025 · Movie · PG-13 · 103 min · ★ 7.1 · 95% critics
A mechanic’s life takes a sharp turn when he thinks he has found the man who abused him in prison years earlier. As he searches for proof, he draws in other former prisoners, and the situation becomes a tense mix of fear, doubt, and dark humor around revenge and justice.
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Details
- Original title
- Un simple accident
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-10-01
- Language
- French
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (578 votes)
- Box office
- $9,710,654
About
You may like this if you enjoy tense, dialogue-driven stories about revenge and justice, with dark humor and uneasy moral questions; Not for you if you want fast-paced action or straightforward answers, though fans of Black Box may appreciate the lingering doubt.
Pros: tense moral dilemma; dark humor; strong performances | Cons: talk-heavy scenes; repetitive exchanges; uneven momentum
Themes
- revenge
- iran
- shocking
- political prisoner
Awards & recognition
- Asia Pacific Screen Award — Best Feature Film · 2025
- Palme d'Or · 2025
- Sydney Film Prize · 2025
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2026 · nominated
- BIFA — Best Foreign Independent Film · 2025 · nominated
Cast & crew
Vahid Mobasseri
as Vahid
Mariam Afshari
as Shiva
Ebrahim Azizi
as Eghbal
Hadis Pakbaten
as Golrokh
Majid Panahi
as Ali
Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr
as Hamid
George Hashemzadeh
as Salar
- DN
Delmaz Najafi
as Eghbal's Daughter
- AA
Afsaneh Najm Abadi
as Eghbal's Wife
- OR
Omid Reza
as Vahid's Colleague
Directed by Jafar Panahi