It Was Just an Accident

Name: It Was Just an Accident
Start: 2026-05-26T20:45:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-26T20:45:00+02:00
Location: Kino Pilotů

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103 min · 12+ · full info →

took place · 26 May 2026

Kino Pilotů, Prague

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A chance encounter brings together Vahid, a former political prisoner, and a man in whom Vahid recognizes his torturer from prison. He never saw the man's face, but he is certain he recognizes the sound of his artificial leg—or so he believes. A spontaneous idea of revenge begins to be undermined by doubt, and so Vahid, together with other prisoners, decides to verify the man's identity.

A road movie with existential roots that turns attention to the politics of contemporary Iran. Golden Palm holder Jafar Panahi draws from the personal experience of a repeatedly convicted man and poses a fundamental question: can one take revenge on a regime through an individual who serves it faithfully?

About: Džafar Panahí

Jafar Panahi (born in July 11, 1960) is a representative of Iranian “New Wave.” He is one of the leaders of contemporary Iranian cinema. Panahi’s work, from his first attempts to discuss social issues to his later and braver discussions of taboo topics in Iran are a creative reflection on the nature of cinema and human society, and are imbued with humanity. In 2010, the court in Iran sentenced Jafar Panahi to six years in prison. In addition, according to the sentence, Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years, giving interviews to local and international media outlets, and leaving Iran. Three Faces was his fourth film (after This Is Not a Film, Closed Curtain, and Taxi) shot after his arrest. The director did not attend the premiere due to being banned from leaving Iran. Panahi is a student of Abbas Kiarostami, whose influence is especially clear in Three Faces, reminiscent of such acclaimed masterpieces as The Wind Will Carry Us and Taste of Cherry.

About the venue: Kino Pilotů

Kino Pilotů is an art-house cinema on Donská Street in Prague's Vršovice district. The building has hosted film screenings since the mid-1930s, when it was run by the Czechoslovak Pilots' Association. After closing in the 1990s, it was reopened in 2016 and now has three screens (84, 70 and 16 seats). Its programme focuses on art films, festivals and community events; in 2022 it became the first Czech cinema to win the Europa Cinemas network award for programming.

Donská 168/19, 101 00 Praha 10