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It Was Just an Accident, directed by Jafar Panahi, has garnered worldwide acclaim and received the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. With a minimalist and seemingly simple format, the film begins with a discreet roadside incident, but what unfolds is much more than a revenge story: it is an in-depth exploration of truth, illusion, repressed rage, and the echoes of collective trauma. Panahi, as always, avoids explicit exposition and invites the viewer on an inner journey, guided by deeply wounded yet still restless characters; characters who, to his credit, are masterfully developed, each embodying a fractured dimension of contemporary Iranian society. However, the viewing experience, especially in the first fifteen minutes, is anything but easy.  Director: Jafar Panahi Writer: Jafar Panahi Stars: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi The film begins ambiguously, with minimal context and a slow pace that disorients the viewer. Even seasoned international audience...