It Was Just an Accident

Oct 1, 2025

1h 43m

★ 7.2

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Jafar Panahi Productions

Les Films Pelléas

Bidibul Productions

Pio & Co

ARTE France Cinéma

It Was Just an Accident Trailers

Cast

Vahid

Vahid Mobasseri

Shiva

Mariam Afshari

Eghbal

Ebrahim Azizi

Golrokh

Hadis Pakbaten

Ali

Majid Panahi

Hamid

Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr

Salar

George Hashemzadeh

Eghbal's Daughter

Delmaz Najafi

Eghbal's Wife

Afsaneh Najm Abadi

Vahid's Colleague

Omid Reza

The Doctor

Ali Rastegari

Security Guard

Mohsen Maleki

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