It Was Just an Accident

It Was Just an Accident (Persian: یک تصادف ساده, romanized: Yek tasadof-e sadeh; French: Un simple accident) is a 2025 thriller film written and directed by Jafar Panahi. The film is a co-production between Iran, France, and Luxembourg. The film explores political repression in Iran and morality. Panahi, who is critical of the Iranian government and has been imprisoned several times, made the film without official filming permission from the Iranian authorities. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2025, where it won the Palme d'Or. It was selected as the French entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. It will be theatrically released in France on 1 October 2025 by Memento Distribution.