It Was Just an Accident

Wednesday, February 11th at 7pm!

2026 Oscar Nominee for Best International Picture and Best Original Screenplay
Winner Cannes Palme d’Or | 4 Golden Globe Nominations including for Best Picture

Premiering in 2025 at Cannes, this film thriller won the prestigious Palme d’Or. Written and directed by Jafar Panahi, the film follows a group of former Iranian political prisoners who face the question of whether to exact revenge on a man they believe may be their tormentor. Panahi, who is critical of the Iranian government and has been imprisoned several times, made the film without official filming permission from the Iranian authorities. (PG-13, 1h 45m)

Film introduction by: 
Najmeh Moradiyan-Rizi is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Old Dominion University. She holds a Ph.D. in Film and Media Studies. She is the author of ‘Women and Documentary Film in Contemporary Iran: Reframing Reality‘ and co-editor of ‘Women and Global Documentary: Practices and Perspectives in the 21st Century‘.

98% RT Critics Consensus:  “Perhaps the most bluntly political film by Jafar Panahi yet, It Was Just an Accident is a defiant rebuke of authoritarianism that still delivers the entertainment value of a gripping thriller.”

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