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The Trail & District Arts Council presents the winner of the 2025 Cannes’ Palme d’Or,“It Was Just An Accident (Yek tasadef sadeh)” at Monday Cinema on Monday, February 9 at 4 pm at The Royal Theatre in Trail.After aiding Eghbal following a car accident, Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, suspects the man to be his sadistic torturer during his time in an Iranian prison. Panicked, he gathers some of his fellow ex-prisoners to confirm the man's identity, but Eghbal insists they have the wrong man.
Created after Panahi’s latest incarceration for criticizing the government, this powerful journey of revenge showcases the director’s sharp humour in a morally complex thriller that is a gripping testament to the human spirit.
Director: Jafar Panahi / Stars: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi / Country: Iran, France, Luxembourg, United States / Language: Persian / Genre: Drama, Thriller / Length: 1 hr 43 mins Rating: PG / SUBTITLES
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98% Rotten Tomatoes
“Bursting with humanity and dark humor, it’s a sharply well-acted, written and directed modern thriller that grapples with urgently existential questions of justice, violence and resistance.” - Chase Hutchinson, Seattle Times
“It is just so intelligent; so blisteringly powerful; so light of touch. It is also one of those rare movies that manages to mix an unlikely trinity of shaggy-dog comedy, revenge thriller and seriously heavy political s--t.” - Nick Howells, London Evening Standard
“It Was Just an Accident is terrific, nothing less than cinema as national conscience.” - David Sexton, New Statesman
The Monday Cinema series is part of the Toronto International Film Festival Film Circuit and is presented by Trail and District Arts Council and proudly supported by Clark's Funeral Services.
All films screen at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail
Tickets are $13. Purchase in advance at trail-arts.com or call the Box Office at 250-368-9669, Monday to Friday from 12-4 pm. Only 143 tickets are available for this screening. If tickets are still available, they will go on sale at the venue 30 minutes before the screening.
Upcoming films:
Mon., 16-Feb-2026 - No film for Family Day
Mon., 23-Feb-2026 - TBA
Mon., 2-Mar-2026 - NO OTHER CHOICE (Eojjeolsuga eobsda)
Mon., 9-Mar-2026 - TBA
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Royal Theatre Trail, Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Ave, Trail, BC V1R, Canada, Trail
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