It Was Just an Accident

It Was Just an Accident is a 2026 Golden Globe nominee for best drama and non-english language film.

Jafar Panahi joins us in person for:

-Q&As on Saturday, November 22 after 6:20pm show moderated by Iranian-American historian and author Abbas Milani & Sunday, November 23 after 3:15pm show moderated by writer Pam Grady (BOTH AT RUSH)

-Introduction for the 9 :10pm screening Saturday, November 22. (AT RUSH)

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal’s identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.

Co-Presented by Diaspora Arts Connection