The latest from Iranian writer-director-dissident Jafar Panahi captivates with serious drama and sneaky humor.

It Was Just an Accident” is existential and very, very human as it explores the ripple effects from state violence and asks ...

It Was Just An Accident' editor Amir Etminan and director Jafar Panahi had to go to extraordinary lengths to get the film ...

American filmmakers, for the most part, enjoy luxury and freedoms when making movies in the United States that filmmakers in ...

Jafar Panahi's film "It Was Just an Accident" starts with a car breaking down in Iran, leading to a gripping story. The driver seeks help, but someone inside recognizes him as a former torturer.

French producer Philippe Martin, whose Paris-based banner Les Films Pelleas last walked the Oscars trail in 2024 with Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall,” has landed at the center of the next ...

Running time: 105 minutes. Rated PG-13 (violence, smoking, strong language). In Persian with subtitles. In theaters Oct. 15. There is nothing accidental about the way Jafar Panahi makes movies. The ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been arrested repeatedly in his home country. His shockingly funny new revenge thriller was ...

It Was Just an Accident (2025)’s plot synopsis: “Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri), an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man that he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi about his new movie, "It Was Just An Accident." Panahi made the film right after being released from Iranian prison.