Jafar Panahi’s latest film IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT has been nominated for 3 Gotham Awards including Best International Film, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. After winning the top award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the acclaimed film also was selected as an official Academy Award entry for the Best International Film category.
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT is now playing in select theaters and releases on Friday, October 31, in numerous other major cities including DC, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Atlanta, San Diego, and Seattle. Updated showtimes and tickets at http://bit.ly/justanaccident.
SYNOPSIS:
Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal’s identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.
