IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT

France, Iran, Luxembourg

Synopsis

Iran, present day. A man happens to bump into someone he believes to be his former torturer. But when faced with this family man who vehemently denies having been his tormentor, doubt sets in.

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Iran, present day. A man happens to bump into someone he believes to be his former torturer. But when faced with this family man who vehemently denies having been his tormentor, doubt sets in.

Nominations

European Film 2026
European Director 2026
European Screenwriter 2026
LUX AUDIENCE AWARD 2026

Shortlist

Feature Film Selection 2026

Cast & Crew

Director: Jafar Panahi
Screenwriter: Jafar Panahi
In collaboration with: Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
Producer: Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi, Christel Hénon, Sandrine Dumas
Cinematographer: Amin Jafari
Editor: Amir Etminan
Production designer: Leila Naghdi
Costume designer: Leila Naghdi
Make-up & hair artist: Parissa Gardeshi
Sound professional: Abdoreza Heidari, Valérie Deloof, Nicolas Leroy, Cyril Holtz, Angelo Dos Santos
VFX artist: Kevin L. Van Der Meiren, Elena Felici, Florian Durand, Fabien Feintrenie, Jason Cauman
Cast: Vahid Mobasseri (Vahid), Maryam Afshari (Shiva), Ebrahim Azizi (Eghbal), Hadis Pakbaten (Golrokh), Majid Panahi (the groom), Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr (Hamid), Georges Hashemzadeh (Salar), Delnaz Najafi (little girl)

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