It Was Just an Accident

M 2025 | 103 mins Iranian filmmaking master Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2025 for this story of a minor accident that sets in motion a series of escalating consequences. When auto mechanic Vahid unexpectedly encounters the man who may have been his torturer in prison, he kidnaps him with the intention to exact vengeance. But since the sole clue to Eghbal’s identity is the distinct squeak of his prosthetic leg, Vahid turns to a loose circle of other now-freed victims for confirmation. And the danger only escalates. As they deal with their past and diverging worldviews, the group struggles to decide: Is this him, without a doubt? What would retribution mean, in actuality?