A Simple Accident
Saturday 21 March 2026, 19:00 hours
Casa Bárcena, Carreña
Vahid, a modest Iranian mechanic, is suddenly forced to recall his time behind bars due to a chance encounter with Eghbal, who reminds him of his sadistic jailer. Alarmed, Vahid gathers his former prison cellmates to verify Eghbal’s identity. But… what will they do if it turns out to be him?
Iran, France | 2025 | 105 min. | VOSE farsi, azerbaijani | NR -12
Direction and screenplay : Jafar Panahi
Cast : Vahid Mobasseri, Maryam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, Georges Hashemzadeh, Afssaneh Najmabadi
Additional information : Best Film at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival; three awards at the 2025 Gotham Independent Film Awards; Best Director by the New York Film Critics Circle 2025; four nominations at the 2026 European Film Awards; four nominations at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards; nominated for Best European Film at the 2026 Goya Awards
The film program offered by La Cinemateca Ambulante is selected by the Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival (Divertia Gijón S.A.).
Free entry until capacity is reached.