It Was Just an Accident
“A searing moral thriller about the uncertainty of truth and the heavy choice between revenge and mercy.”
An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.
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Cast
24 people
Vahid Mobasseri
Vahid
Known for
No Bears
Mariam Afshari
Shiva
Also in
Shakh
Ebrahim Azizi
Eghbal
Also in
Killing the Eunuch Khan
Lover and the Sea
Hadis Pakbaten
Golrokh
No other roles listed
Majid Panahi
Ali
Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr
Hamid
No other roles listed
George Hashemzadeh
Salar
Delmaz Najafi
Eghbal's Daughter
No other roles listed
Afsaneh Najm Abadi
Eghbal's Wife
No other roles listed
Omid Reza
Vahid's Colleague
No other roles listed
Ali Rastegari
The Doctor
No other roles listed
Mohsen Maleki
Security Guard
No other roles listed
Jafar Panahi Director · Amin Jafari Cinematographer Amir Etminan Editor
Worldwide gross $9.6M · Budget $6M · United States release October 15, 2025
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,602,793
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Jafar Panahi Productions
Production
Les Films Pelléas
Production
Bidibul Productions
Production
Pio & Co
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Iran · France · Luxembourg
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Un simple accident
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Azerbaijani · Persian
Release dates
France · May 20, 2025
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · October 1, 2025
Theatrical
United States · October 15, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · December 16, 2025
Digital
United States
August 31, 2025 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 17, 2025 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 6, 2025 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 7, 2025 · Premiere · Beyond Fest
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Heartland International Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival / Vermont International Film Festival
June 30, 2026 · Physical
Argentina
November 25, 2025 · Premiere · Semana de Cannes
December 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Armenia
July 13, 2025 · Premiere · Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
Australia
June 13, 2025 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 16, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
September 21, 2025 · Premiere · Darwin International Film Festival
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Byron Bay International Film Festival
October 31, 2025 · Premiere · Capital Film Festival
November 29, 2025 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival
December 22, 2025 · Premiere · Perth Festival
January 29, 2026 · Theatrical
March 18, 2026 · Physical
Austria
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Belarus
October 1, 2025 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 27, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
December 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Canada
September 9, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 16, 2025 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
October 24, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Persian w/e.s.t.
March 6, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
Chile
August 17, 2025 · Premiere · Santiago International Film Festival
Colombia
December 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Costa Rica
December 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Croatia
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 6, 2025 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 17, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Finland
March 6, 2026 · Theatrical
France
May 12, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
May 12, 2026 · TV · Canal+
Germany
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
March 6, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
Greece
October 16, 2025 · Theatrical
Guatemala
December 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 13, 2025 · Premiere · Summer International Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Iceland
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
India
November 22, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India
March 6, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
Indonesia
October 4, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
October 14, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Special Screening
October 17, 2025 · Theatrical
November 30, 2025 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
January 22, 2026 · Digital · KlikFilm
January 30, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
Ireland
December 5, 2025 · Theatrical
March 6, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
Italy
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Japan
May 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
October 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Morocco
December 4, 2025 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
October 15, 2025 · Premiere · 013 International Film Festival
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 31, 2025 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
January 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Norway
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Peru
August 9, 2025 · Premiere · Lima Film Festival
Philippines
January 28, 2026 · Theatrical
July 17, 2026 · Digital · JuanFlix
Poland
July 19, 2025 · Premiere · BNP Paribas New Horizons International Film Festival
July 26, 2025 · Premiere · BNP Paribas Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
February 20, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
November 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Romania
November 14, 2025 · Theatrical
February 2, 2026 · Digital · Voyo
Singapore
November 30, 2025 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Africa
March 8, 2026 · Premiere · Joburg Film Festival
South Korea
September 18, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
October 1, 2025 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Ourense Film Festival
October 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 28, 2025 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 15, 2025 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Taiwan
January 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Tunisia
October 1, 2025 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 6, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
Ukraine
November 1, 2025 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
April 16, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 2, 2025 · Premiere · Belfast Film Festival
December 5, 2025 · Theatrical
Uruguay
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · Montevideo International Film Festival
Venezuela
December 4, 2025 · Limited theatrical
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