Synopsis : Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to try and confirm Eghbal's identity. Master filmmaker Jafar Panahi creates a deeply felt moral thriller, where high stakes tension combines with unexpected flurries of humor and thoughtful, sometimes devastating questions regarding persecution and revenge.
Festival History : Cannes Film Festival 2025 l Sydney Film Festival 2025 | Toronto International Film Festival 2025 | BFI London Film Festival 2025 | New York Film Festival 2025
Awards : Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festivsl 2025
Director :
Jafar Panahi
Producer :
Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi
Screenplay :
Jafar Panahi
DOP :
Amin Jafari
Editor :
Amir Etminan
Cast :
Vahid Mobasseri, Ebrahim Azizi, Madjid Panahi, Maryam Afshari, Hadis Pakbaten, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr
One of the world’s great cinema artists, Jafar Panahi has been crafting self-reflexive works about political, artistic and personal freedom for the past three decades, despite being banned from filmmaking by the government of his native Iran since 2010. He is the only living filmmaker to win the top prizes at the Berlinale, Venice and Cannes, winning the Golden Bear for TEHRAN TAXI (Berlin Film Festival 2015), the Golden Lion for THE CIRCLE (Venice Film Festival 2001) and the Palme d'Or this year for IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.