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https://preview.redd.it/dncl59fgqimg1.jpg?width=770&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d18f261a0244182061b5f08737a10d570de6171b Vahid is an auto mechanic in an Iranian town who was tortured in prison by the regime. One night, he gets a customer from a car accident who he is convinced is his former tormenter Eghbal, a man who he never saw but knew by voice and the squeak of his prosthetic leg. Vahid follows him home and kidnaps the customer the next day, but the man insists he has no idea what Vahid is talking about. So Vahid embarks on a journey across the city in his van picking up fellow former prisoners to try to verify that he's kidnapped Eghbal, and then figure out what to do with him. Jafar Panahi's made a dark comic cross between Little Miss Sunshine and Death of the Maiden, and it is often funny, often tragic and very unpredictable. It gives a face to the suffering of the Iranian people and their various responses to their repression. Also one of the few films I've seen like No Country For Old Men that manages to keep you totally engaged without any music. We've altered their history now and before, so best to learn a bit about what they go through! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Was_Just_an_Accident submitted by /u/Extension-While7536 |
