Les Films Pelléas

It was just an accident

Jafar Panahi

What begins as a minor accident sets in motion a series of escalating consequences.

Release date1 octobre 2025Duration 1h42CastVahid Mobasseri, Maryam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, Georges Hashemzadeh, Delmaz Najafi, Afssaneh Najmabadi

Nomination & Awards

Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Official selection : Palme d'Or

Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Official selection : Citizenship Award

Sydney Film Festival - Official selection : Sydney Film Prize

Credits

cast
Vahid
Vahid Mobasseri
Shiva
Maryam Afshari
Eghbal
Ebrahim Azizi
Golrokh
Hadis Pakbaten
Marié
Majid Panahi
Hamid
Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr
Salar
Georges Hashemzadeh
La petite fille
Delmaz Najafi
La femme d’Eghbal
Afssaneh Najmabadi
technical list
Written and directed by
Jafar Panahi
Produced par
Jafar Panahi
Philippe Martin
Coproduced by
Sandrine Dumas
Christel Henon
Associate producers
David Thion
Lilian Eche
Image
Amin Jafari
Artistic Consultant
Panah Panahi
Script Consultants
Nader Saïvar
Shadmehr Rastin
Mehdi Mahmoudian
Editing
Amir Etminan
Sound, Sound Effects and Sound Editing
Abdoreza Heidari
Sound editing
Valérie de Loof
Nicolas Leroy
Mix
Cyril Holtz
Set Design and Costumes
Leila Naghdi
First Assistant Director
Shahrokh Panahi
Production Manager
Behnam Roshan
Post-Production Manager
Pooya Abbasian
Juliette Mallon
A production
Jafar Panahi Production et les Films Pelléas
In coproduction with
Bidibul Productions
Pio & Co
Arte France Cinéma
In association with
Memento
mk2 Films
With support of
l’Aide aux cinémas du monde - Centre national du Cinéma et de l’Image animée - Institut français
Film Fund Luxembourg
International sales
mk2 Films
French Distribution
Memento

Filmography

2020
Les Films Pelleas

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