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 Iranian director Jafar Panahi. The film is a co-production between Iran, France, and Luxembourg. 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, and will be theatrically released in France on 10 September 2025 by Memento Distribution.