MUBI have released a new trailer for It Was Just An Accident, the latest film from Iranian director Jafar Panahi.

It Was Just An Accident is set to release in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 5 December 2025, following its UK Premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. The film had its World Premiere at Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or.

The films official synopsis reads:

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 only 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? 

It Was Just An Accident stars Ebrahim Azizi, Mariam Afshari, Majid Panahi, Vahid Mobasheri, Mohamed Ale Eyasmehr and Hadis Pakbaten. It is being distributed by MUBI in the UK and Ireland, and it will represent France in the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.

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Watch the new trailer below:

Releasing in the UK and Ireland on 5 December 2025.

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