Jafar Panahi’s critically acclaimed new movie, It Was Just An Accident, is coming to UK and Irish cinemas. It will be released later this year.
MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service, and production company, is excited to announce the release of *It Was Just An Accident*. The new film from acclaimed director Jafar Panahi (known for *No Bears* and *Taxi*). The film will hit cinemas across the UK and Ireland on December 5. It received its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Palme d’Or.
The film has received widespread critical acclaim, with notices such as:
“A politically charged and darkly hilarious abduction movie” ★★★★★ – Time Out
“Panahi is one of the most distinctive and courageous figures in the world of cinema” ★★★★ – The Guardian
“A taut and twisting revenge thriller” ★★★★ – BBC Culture
“A tautly engineered thriller about the moral problem of uncertainty” ★★★★ – The Daily Telegraph
“An extraordinary revenge parable. Every moment of it attests to the work of a master” – Rolling Stone
PREMISE
Vahid, an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, was once imprisoned by Iranian authorities. During his sentence, he was interrogated blindfolded. One day, a man named Eghbal enters his workshop. His prosthetic leg creaks. And Vahid thinks he recognises one of his former torturers.
CAST
It Was Just An Accident stars Ebrahim Azizi (Me, Maryam, The Children And 26 Others, Killing The Eunuch Khan). Vahid Mobasheri (The Witness, No Bears). Mariam Afshari. Hadis Pakbaten. Majid Panahi and Mohamad Ale Elyasmehr.
It Was Just An Accident will hit UK and Irish cinemas on December 5th.
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