Sagaspedia
It Was Just an Accident
Plot
It Was Just an Accident starts on a dark road in Iran. A man with a prosthetic leg is driving at night with his wife and daughter when he hits a dog. The car needs fixing, so the family pulls into a garage.
Inside works Vahid, an ethnic Azerbaijani mechanic. He never sees the customer's face, but he hears the squeak of the prosthesis. He knows that sound. Vahid is sure this is Eghbal, the jailer nicknamed "Peg Leg" who tortured political prisoners.
The next day, Vahid kidnaps the man and drives him out to the desert. But the guy swears he is not who Vahid thinks he is, and doubt creeps in. To be certain, Vahid goes looking for other victims around the city: Shiva, a photographer shooting a wedding, the bride herself, Goli, and later Hamid, Shiva's former partner. Each of them remembers Eghbal in a different way. None of them ever saw his face. And the van keeps filling up with people carrying anger, fear and one hard question: what do they do with this man?
Official trailer
Awards and nominees
- Cannes Film Festival 2025 · Palme d'Or
Beat: Alpha, Case 137, Die My Love, Eagles of the Republic, Eddington, Fuori, The History of Sound, The Little Sister, The Mastermind, Nouvelle Vague, The Phoenician Scheme, Renoir, Resurrection, Romería, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sirât, Sound of Falling, Two Prosecutors, Woman and Child, Young Mothers
Trivia
- The film was shot in secret without a permit from Iranian authorities, and some of the actresses appear without the hijab that is mandatory in the country.
- With the Palme d'Or, Panahi now holds the top prize from Cannes, Venice (The Circle, 2000) and Berlin (Taxi, 2015). Only Robert Altman, Michelangelo Antonioni and Henri-Georges Clouzot had done that before him.
- France submitted it for Best International Feature Film, and it was nominated, along with a nod for Best Original Screenplay.
Cast
- VahidVahid Mobasseri
- ShivaMariam Afshari
- EghbalEbrahim Azizi
- GoliHadis Pakbaten
- AliMajid Panahi
- HamidMohamad Ali Elyasmehr
- SalarGeorges Hashemzadeh
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · filmotomy.com
Original text by Sagaspedia. Posters: The Movie Database (TMDB); character photos via Wikipedia. This site uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. All trademarks and titles mentioned belong to their respective owners. Streaming availability may change.
As an Amazon Associate, Sagaspedia earns from qualifying purchases.
About · Contact · Privacy · [email protected]