It Was Just an Accident: Jafar Panahi’s Powerful Drama – TIFF 2025

“Do not let your memories weigh more than your hopes” (Persian Proverb)
There are no ornaments or artifices; when the first images gradually appear on the screen, we can feel life without filters. A Simple Accident (2025) by Jafar Panahi is a drama built on a minimalist staging, supported by a story that is both robust and emotionally profound. In Panahi’s world, the narrative is the treasured jewel, and his actors become its jealous guardians, defending it as if with their very lives.
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