It Was Just an Accident (2025)

Encountering a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor, an unassuming mechanic seeks help from his fellow ex-prisoners to confirm the man’s identity. “It Was Just an Accident” is a political thriller, and a “defiant rebuke of authoritarianism” from Jafar Panahi without filming permissions from the Islamic Republic. Awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes.

Origin: Iran, France, Luxembourg
Cert: 12A
Running Time: 103 mins
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Image attribution: mk2 Films