IRAN · 2025

It Was Just an Accident

Jafar Panahi
Iranian New Wave trauma and memory prison experience iranian society identity and recognition redemption and forgiveness
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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.

Year2025
CountryIran
DirectorJafar Panahi
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