“I have a family too, I understand.” Neon has debuted the official trailer for the acclaimed, award-winning new film from beloved Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi titled It Was Just an Accident. The first French title during its premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival was Un Simple Accident, which translates to A Simple Accident, but they changed it for the release. It won the Palme d’Or in Cannes this year, though it’s not my pick. The film explores political repression in Iran & morality. An accident while driving triggers a chain reaction of ever-growing problems. A man kidnaps another man he believes is the man who tortured him when was in prison. But he is unsure, so he finds more ex-prisoners who all end up in a van driving this guy around. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and choice between revenge & mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound & galvanizing work of art. Starring Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, & Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr. View the trailer below. // Continue Reading ›
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