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It Was Just an Accident (2025)103 minCrime, Drama, MysteryRating 73/100

Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or for this tour-de-force morality tale, which ignites the pursuit of truth with dark comedy and impassioned urgency. Driving through obstinate barriers of authoritarianism and censorship, this is a defining work of political cinema from one of Iran’s great auteurs.

Cast: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, George Hashemzadeh

Director: Jafar Panahi