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It was just an accident

"In this Palme d'Or winner from the Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi, a chance encounter sets in motion an urgent moral thriller. When a stranded driver (Ebrahim Azizi) walks into his shop, mechanic Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri) believes he has come face-to-face with Eqbal, a notoriously brutal guard who tortu...

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Other Authors: Panahi, Jafar (Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer), Martin, Philippe, 1966- (Film producer), Mobasseri, Vahid (Actor), Afshari, Mariam (Actor), Azizi, Ebrahim (Actor), Pakbaten, Hadis (Actor), Panahi, Majid (Actor), Elyasmehr, Mohamad Ali (Actor), Najafi, Delmaz (Actor), Najmabadi, Afssaneh (Actor), Hashemzadeh, George (Actor), Jafari, Amin, 1974- (Cinematographer), Etminan, Amir (Editor of moving image work), Naghdi, Leila (Costume designer), Dayani, Sheida (Writer of accompanying material)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:Persian
English
Published: [New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2026]
Edition:Director-approved DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 1317.
Subjects:
Prisoners > Abuse of > Iran > Drama.
Inmate guards > Drama.
Ex-convicts > Drama.
Mechanics > Drama.
Revenge > Drama.
Kidnapping > Drama.
Tehran (Iran) > Drama.
Iran > Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Crime films.
Dark comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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Summary:"In this Palme d'Or winner from the Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi, a chance encounter sets in motion an urgent moral thriller. When a stranded driver (Ebrahim Azizi) walks into his shop, mechanic Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri) believes he has come face-to-face with Eqbal, a notoriously brutal guard who tortured him during his political imprisonment. Gathering a band of fellow former inmates and other allies, Vahid sets out to take justice into his own hands -- but does he have the right man? Shot in secret after Panahi's longtime ban from filmmaking in his home country, It Was Just an Accident is a tour de force of sustained tension and mordant humor, provocatively shifting perspectives to examine vital questions of trauma and revenge."--
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2025.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: New conversation between Pahani and filmmaker Ramin Bahrani; Cannes Film Festival press conference from 2025 featuring Panahi and members of the cast and crew; trailer; [may contain] essay by poet, scholar, and translator Sheida Dayani.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Playing Time:01:43:00
Format:DVD; NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Amin Jafari ; editing, Amir Etminan ; sets and costumes, Leila Naghdi.
ISBN:9798886074413

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