It Was Just an Accident

2025 film directed by Jafar Panahi
Movie film Q133866932
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Summary

It Was Just an Accident is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,937 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Palme d'Or[3], Sydney Film Prize[4], Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film[5]
  • Director: Jafar Panahi[6]
  • Screenwriter: Jafar Panahi[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8]
  • Cast member: Ebrahim Azizi[9], Afssaneh Najmabadi[10], Delmaz Najafi[11], Vahid Mobasseri[12], George Hashemzadeh[13], Mariam Afshari[14], Hadis Pakbaten[15], Majid Panahi[16]
  • Producer: Philippe Martin[17], Jafar Panahi[18], David Thion[19]
  • Depicts: Sadegh Booghi[20], leg prosthesis[21], Peugeot[22], kidnapping[23]
  • Production company: Les Films Pelléas[24], Arte France Cinéma[25], Q134607996[26], Bidibul Productions[27]
  • Director of photography: Amin Jafari[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Persian[29]
  • Review score: 92/100[30], 98%[31], 7.5/10[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: Iran[34], France[35]
  • Publication date: May 20, 2025[36], October 1, 2025[37], January 15, 2026[38]
  • Distributed by: Memento Distribution[39], Mubi[40], Madman Entertainment[41], Neon[42], Cirko Film[43], KlikFilm[44]
  • Narrative location: Iran[45], Tehran[46]
  • Filming location: Iran[47]
  • Main subject: revenge[48]
  • Work available at URL: https://deadline.com/2025/12/it-was-just-an-accident-script-jafar-panahi-screenplay-1236649919/[49]
  • Described by source: Jean-Michel Frodon[50]
  • Nominated for: BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film[51], Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[52]
  • Title: یک تصادف ساده[53], It Was Just an Accident[54]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[55]
  • Duration: 105 minutes[56]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1[57]

Why It Matters

It Was Just an Accident has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did It Was Just an Accident receive?

Honors received include Palme d'Or[3], Sydney Film Prize[4], and Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film[5].

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  34. [36] ↑ . festival-cannes.com. festival-cannes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  36. [38] ↑ . Terjesztésre kerülő filmalkotások és artfilmek nyilvántartása. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  41. [43] ↑ . Terjesztésre kerülő filmalkotások és artfilmek nyilvántartása. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . klikfilm.com. klikfilm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved . hollywoodreporter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . oscars.org. Retrieved . oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  53. [55] ↑ . filmratings.com. filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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