IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
Feature Film Selection 2026
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1h 42m
UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT
France, Iran, Luxembourg
Fiction
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.
Written & directed by: Jafar Panahi
Produced by: Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi, Christel Henon, Sandrine Dumas
Cinematography: Amin Jafari
Editing: Amir Etminan
Production Design: Leila Naghdi
Costume Design: Leila Naghdi
Make-Up & Hair: Parissa Gardeshi
Sound: Abdoreza Heidari, Valerie De Loof, Nicolas Leroy, Cyril Holtz, Angelo Dos Santos
Visual Effects: 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)
Production:
Les Films Pelleas
https://www.lesfilmspelleas.com/
World Sales:
mk2 Films
https://mk2films.com/en/
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