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Quick Facts

DirectorJafar Panahi

Runtime1h 44m · PG-13

GenresCrime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

Release2025-10-01

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Film

It Was Just an Accident

Name: It Was Just an Accident
Released: 2025-10-01

2025· PG-13· 1h 44m· Crime· Drama· Mystery· Thriller

In It Was Just an Accident (2025), a mechanic's mundane existence is ruptured by a chance encounter that dredges up his harrowing past as an inmate in an Iranian prison. The film unwinds the layers of his trauma, each revelation a sharp-edged reminder of his captor's sadistic control. Director Sarah Khan’s stark, unflinching gaze strips away the veneer of normalcy, exposing the lingering shadows of abuse and the inescapable grip of memory.

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Key Crew

DirectorJafar Panahi

ScreenplayJafar Panahi

ProducerJafar Panahi

Director of PhotographyAmin Jafari

EditorAmir Etminan

Full cast & crew (24 cast · 42 crew)

Details

Released2025-10-01

Runtime1h 44m · PG-13

StatusReleased

StudiosJafar Panahi Productions · Les Films Pelléas · Bidibul Productions

Budget$6M

Box office$10M

LanguagesAzerbaijani · Persian

CountriesIran · France · Luxembourg

Rating7.2/10 · 605 votes

Original languagefr

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