"Winner of the top prize (Palme d'Or) at this year's 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Panahi's It Was Just an Accidentis a gripping thriller that follows a devoted son and mechanic named Vahid (devastatingly performed by Vahid Mobasseri) who suddenly believes that he may or may not have randomly reencountered the government intelligence officer who had brutally tortured him years prior. What ensues is an unstoppable (and borderline overwhelming) spiral that sends Vahid to consult numerous other victims, exploring the dangers of "unresolved devastation and the dangerous thirst for relentless revenge.""
"The biggest excitement at this year's NYFF63 was the sudden in-person appearance of Jafar Panahi, after having missed his North American premiere due to issues with his U.S. visa during the federal government's current shutdown. The fact that Panahi himself has been arrested, imprisoned, and officially banned from making movies by the Iranian government for nearly two decades-since his provocative film Offside (2006)-makes the whole endeavor that much more powerful."
The 2025 New York Film Festival closed on October 13 after screening 34 features in its Main Slate, representing 26 countries and including 13 U.S. premieres. Several celebrated festival titles included Jim Jarmusch's Father Mother Sister Brother, Christian Petzold's Mirrors No. 3, Lav Diaz's Magellan, Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value, and Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice. It Was Just an Accident (Iran/France/Luxembourg) centers on Vahid, a devoted son and mechanic who suspects he has reencountered the intelligence officer who once brutally tortured him. The film, performed powerfully by Vahid Mobasseri, won the 2025 Cannes Palme d'Or. The film explores unresolved devastation, relentless revenge, and collective trauma. Jafar Panahi has been arrested, imprisoned, and officially banned from making movies by the Iranian government for nearly two decades since Offside (2006). The film received a select-theater release from Neon.
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