Movie · 104 min · crm, drm, trl

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.
Where to watch It Was Just an Accident
- Apple TV Store
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- Amazon Video
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- Canal+
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Available on 24 platforms across 23 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 25 countries, best placed at #39 in Switzerland.
- Switzerland #39
- Brazil #105
- Pakistan #118
- Colombia #121
- Chile #125
- Mexico #126
- Bolivia #130
- United States #140
- Venezuela #153
- New Zealand #156
- Turkey #166
- Argentina #177
- Italy #178
- Canada #183
- Spain #193
- Ecuador #198
- Peru #223
- Ireland #242
- France #296
- Belgium #315
- Netherlands #378
- Guatemala #480
- Costa Rica #515
- United Kingdom #654
- Australia #786
Available languages
Audio: Basque, Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Persian, Spanish
Subtitles: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
Chart history
It Was Just an Accident has spent 7 days in a top 3, 26 days in a top 10 and 150 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.
Cast
Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, George Hashemzadeh, Delmaz Najafi, Afsaneh Najm Abadi, Omid Reza, Ali Rastegari, Mohsen Maleki, Amir Youssefi, Negin Arbabi, Elmira Ziaï Sigaroudi, Youssef Anvari Varjavi, Sedigheh Saïdi, Malineh Panahi
Crew
Jafar Panahi (director), Jafar Panahi (producer), Philippe Martin (producer), Jafar Panahi (screenplay)
Awards
3 wins from 5 nominations.
- Palme d'Or 2025 — won
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film 2025 — won
- Sydney Film Prize 2025 — won
- Academy Award for Best International Feature Film 2026 — nominated
- BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film 2025 — nominated