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22 Jan 2026
It Was Just An Accident
Iran | 2025 | In Farsi with English subtitles | Thriller & Crime | Unclassified 15+ Winner of the 2025 Palme d'Or, master filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s searing moral thriller turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanising work of art. Taking home the Sydney Film Prize at the 2025 Sydney Film Festival, It Was Just An Accident engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy.
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