It Was Just An Accident New Look from MUBI
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| It Was Just An Accident (2025, Jafar Panahi, MUBI) |
MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service and production company, has unveiled a new trailer and new artwork for the UK and Irish release of It Was Just An Accident, the latest film from acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi (No Bears, Taxi). Following its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or, and its UK Premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, It Was Just An Accident will open in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 5 December 2025.
When auto mechanic Vahid unexpectedly encounters the man who may have been his torturer in prison, he kidnaps him with the intention to exact vengeance. But since the only clue to Eghbal’s identity is the distinct squeak of his prosthetic leg, Vahid turns to a loose circle of other now-freed victims for confirmation. And the danger only escalates. As they deal with their past and diverging worldviews, the group struggles to decide: Is this him, without a doubt? What would retribution mean, in actuality?
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| It Was Just An Accident (2025, Jafar Panahi, MUBI) |
Unravelling against the ever-present backdrop of authoritarianism, It Was Just An Accident coalesces into a climactic act of resistance by an Iranian auteur who is no stranger to unjust detainment himself. Powered by thrilling momentum and peerless craft, France’s Best International Feature Film entry to the 98th Academy Awards® asks us to consider – and reconsider – the line between right and wrong.
It Was Just An Accident stars Ebrahim Azizi (Me, Maryam, The Children And 26 Others, Killing The Eunuch Khan), Vahid Mobasheri (The Witness, No Bears), Mariam Afshari, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi and Mohamad Ale Elyasmehr.
