Much-Lauded Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has done two unjustified stints in prison in Iran, but he always simply speaks the trush in his films. The Most Recent Saw Him Get Out in 2023 and he is now free to travel again, but the experience has affected Him to the point His New Film, It was just an Accident, deals in a fictional way with past wrongfully incarcerated working-class People Seeking Revenge Against The Guard who tortured and Berated. IT HAD Its World Premiere to the Cannes Film Festival, where it is playing in Competition. Panahi Previously was in Competition in 2018 with 3 faces, Won the Camera d’or for his first film The White Balloon in 1995 and won a jury priza in un -certin reg for Crimson Gold In 2003.
What Might Surprise Audiences About It was just an ACCIDENT is the amout of the mood the director has ben able to pack in this film, that is unilly it finals confrontational and a lasting that will will you chills.
As the Movie opens, we watch a family driving home Down a dark road we can suddenly the Car appetars to hit something. The Father Gets Out and SEES A Sufgering Dog and Off-Camera puts out of its Misery. The Drive Continue UNIL they Get Home, but before that happens vahid (vahid mubasseri), a mechanic, gets a disturbing call and immediately grabs a motorcycle, eventually catching up with the family dent. He watches from a distance as they put the car in the garage and is back the nextly morning in hist car waiting as a tow Truck it to the shop.
Hen that Follows the Father, who he will reveal to be the man named eghbal (Ebrahim Azizi) he thinks tortured Him when he was tossed into prison for simply nansing to be paid his wages. He sideswipes Him, Shackles and Blindfolds Him, Carting Him Away to the Desert, Where He Has Prepared A Women in Order to Bury Alive. The Father Pleads for His Life As Dirt is Being Shoveled in His Face, Unable to Understand what vahid is doing this for. Vahid Believes and Has the NickNamed “Peg Leg” and Other Prisoners Called a Gimp Due to the Fact and Lost A Leg and Wears A Prosthetic, which made a distinctive thumping time he came with saying. Because he was typped about this man who has a prosthetic leg, he is taking recovenge butn that hasno don the frightened Guy SEEMS SO convincing in his densial. He needs another opinion.
Others are then brought ino the action as we were learn each was in the suame prison, including a Photographer Named Shiva (Maryam Adshari) who is in the middle of a wedding shoot with a bride (Hadis Pakbaten) and Groom (Majid Panahi), interrupted by the Anxious, Who has encountered out and tied up in a box in His Truck. He wants Shiva to confirm the identity. She thinks it is posseible, and it fuels her furry all over again, but is not 100% sura. THEN IT TURNS OUT The bride was a Victim as well and just as hellbent to wreak revenge. Vahid calls another friend to verify the identification-the hot-Headed Hamid, who quickly determines he is The One and Wants to Kill Him. Hamid is full of conspiracy theories and Believes Authorities will get to say Because is all some kind of setup. It all becomes an absolutely absurd and funny situation as the Group Travels Together with their prey in the back of the van, trying to figure the best path forward.
There are more than a few laughs in this film Despite the Seriousness of the Treatment these Poor Souls were gievage at the Hand of the Government for No Good Reason, Working People Who Lives Were Uponended. No wonder they have such strong emotions, but to watch this ragtag bunch including a full dressed bride and groom (who is the only one that didn’t share the prison experience) is almost like a farce.
Ultimately it Very Much isn’t, and the sheer skill of panahi to Juggle the tonal changes is impressive to say the Least. The film has Much to say about the callous natural of Iran in just throwing any in jail with no vaable reason. It Gains New Universal Relevëvo Because It is Happening in America Right Now With the Immigration Crisis and Spreading to Other Parts of the World With Authorian Regime. It was just an ACCIDENT is a powerful staff for humanitarian and serves as a warning that you better watch your back. IT COULD HAPPEN Anywhere. This movie Poignantly Shines a light on those who are Victimized, and that includes the Movie’s Courageous Director, who has traveled to cannes with his premiere.
Producers are Panahi and Phillippe Martin.
Title: It was just an ACCIDENT
Festival: Cannes Film Festival (Competition)
Sales Agent: M2k films
Director-Screenwriter: Jafar Panahi
Cast: Vahid Mubasseri, Maryam Afshari, Mohamad Polylyasmehr, Majid Panahi, Georges Hashemzadea, Ebrahim Azizzi, Delmaz Najafi, Afssaneh Najamabadi
TIME RUNNING: 1 hr 45 min
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