PlotNest
US
Poster for It Was Just an Accident

Movie

It Was Just an Accident

Original title: Un simple accident

A searing moral thriller about the uncertainty of truth and the heavy choice between revenge and mercy.

2025 · PG-13 · 1h 43m

Directed by Jafar Panahi

7.2

TMDB audience score
723 votes, out of 10

Trailer Where to watch

Synopsis

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • Hulu

Free

  • Kanopy

Rent

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home
  • Plex

Buy

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

All options on TMDB

Where-to-watch data is provided by JustWatch through TMDB. It differs by country and changes over time, so confirm with the service before paying. PlotNest does not host or stream anything.

Find more stories like this Story Finder opens with the same format, genre and decade, so you can add a mood or a minimum score.

Trailer

Play trailer: Official International Trailer [Subtitled]

The preview image comes from YouTube. The player loads only after you press play.

Cast

  • Vahid Mobasseri
    Vahid

  • Mariam Afshari
    Shiva

  • Ebrahim Azizi
    Eghbal

  • Hadis Pakbaten
    Golrokh

  • Majid Panahi
    Ali

  • Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr
    Hamid

  • George Hashemzadeh
    Salar

  • Delmaz Najafi
    Eghbal's Daughter

  • Afsaneh Najm Abadi
    Eghbal's Wife

  • Omid Reza
    Vahid's Colleague

  • Ali Rastegari
    The Doctor

  • Mohsen Maleki
    Security Guard

  • Amir Youssefi
    Gas Station Attendant

  • Negin Arbabi
    Nurse

  • Elmira Ziaï Sigaroudi
    Maternity Ward Nurse

  • Youssef Anvari Varjavi
    Pharmacist

  • Sedigheh Saidi
    Vahid's Mother

  • Malineh Panahi
    Vahid's Aunt