According to our sources, NEON is expected to release their thriller IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT on VOD and digital platforms later this month, arriving on December 16th, 2025. The film world premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or, and launched in US theaters on October 15th, 2025.
Please note: NEON has neither announced nor confirmed the release date. As always, release dates are subject to change.
It Was Just an Accident was written and directed by Jafar Panahi, and stars, Vahid Mobasseri, Maryam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, Georges Hashemzadeh, Delmaz Najafi, and Afssaneh Najmabadi.
In the film, Vahid, an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, was once imprisoned by Iranian authorities. During his sentence, he was interrogated blindfolded. One day, a man named Eghbal enters his workshop. His prosthetic leg creaks, and Vahid thinks he recognizes one of his former torturers.
In addition to winning the Palme d’Or, the film became the first Iranian film to be nominated at the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Screenplay, and was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. It was selected as the French entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.
We’ve added the release date to our Streaming Calendar. Pre-order the film from Amazon below, and check out the official US trailer.
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