After their car strikes an animal on a rural dark road, the husband/father drives the car (with his wife and daughter) to the nearest garage to fix the damage. Once there, his voice suddenly strikes a familiar tone with one of the mechanics, who remains out of sight but within earshot. The mechanic secretly follows the family home afterwards, and the next day, ambushes the father and kidnaps him, believing him to be his once-upon-a-time captor, who mercilessly tormented and tortured him.
Winner of the 2025 Palme D'or, It Was Just an Accident is a gripping, intense, well acted drama, made in Iran illegally for being critical of the regime, as most of director Jafar Panahi's movies are. Its plot shares a lot of resemblance to the 1994 Roman Polanski thriller, The Death and the Maiden, which will take away some elements of surprise to those familiar with it.
Nonetheless, It Was Just an Accident will surely be nominated for a International Film Oscar in a few months' time. As things currently stand, I don't see how it loses the award, regardless of the other nominees' quality.
☆☆☆
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