MUBI Announces The Streaming Date For Jafar Panahi’s Acclaimed It Was Just An Accident
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The highly acclaimed film from director Jafar Panahi, It Was Just An Accident, will begin streaming on MUBI in March.
MUBI, the global distributor, streaming platform, and production company, is excited to share that It Was Just an Accident is the acclaimed, award-winning film by Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi (No Bears, Taxi). The film will stream exclusively on MUBI in the UK and Ireland. In addition, it will be available starting Friday, 6 March 2026.
AWARD WINS AND NOMINATIONS
The film earned four nominations at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards. This marks a significant achievement. It became the first Iranian film nominated for Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Director (Jafar Panahi), Best Screenplay (Mehdi Mahmoudian and Jafar Panahi), and Best Foreign Language Film. Moreover, it’s also a strong contender for the 98th Academy Awards. There, it received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. It stands out with its nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th British Academy Film Awards. Additionally, France selected it as the official entry for the Best International Feature Film category.
Adding to its impressive accolades, *It Was Just An Accident* won Best Film and Best Director at the 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards and received the Best Screenplay award from the 59th National Society of Film Critics. The film dominated the 2025 Gotham Independent Film Awards, taking home three major prizes: Best International Feature, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. And it was the Palme D’Or winner at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
★★★★★ “Superb. So intelligent; so blisteringly powerful; so light of touch.” – The Standard
★★★★★ ”The work of a master. Tyrannies pass, art endures. [With] story twists that double as ethical dilemmas, confronting the past while daring to eye the future.” – Financial Times
THE PREMISE
When auto mechanic Vahid unexpectedly encounters the man who may have been his torturer in prison, he kidnaps him with the intention to exact vengeance. But since the sole clue to Eghbal’s identity is the distinct squeak of his prosthetic leg, Vahid turns to a loose circle of other now-freed victims for confirmation. And the danger only escalates.
As they deal with their past and diverging worldviews, the group struggles to decide: Is this him, without a doubt? What would retribution mean, in actuality?
Unravelling against the ever-present backdrop of authoritarianism, It Was Just An Accident coalesces into a climactic act of resistance by an Iranian auteur who is no stranger to unjust detainment himself. Powered by thrilling momentum and peerless craft, the film asks us to consider – and reconsider – the line between right and wrong.
It Was Just An Accident streams exclusively on MUBI on March 6th.
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