New "taut and twisting" revenge thriller debuts with 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating
New thriller It Was Just An Accident has premiered to a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
This is the latest film from director Jafar Panahi, who was arrested by the Iranian government back in 2010 and banned from leaving the country or making films, yet has continued to direct and act.
The film follows a series of events that begin with an accidental running over of a dog, and spirals into much darker territory that references his time incarcerated.
Following It Was Just An Accident's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, which Panahi attended for the first time since 2003, over a dozen critics have published their reviews online, and all of them are positive.
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Here's what some of the reviews have said:
"It Was Just an Accident is a taut and twisting revenge thriller loaded with heavyweight ethical quandaries. It is heartbreakingly explicit about what the well-drawn characters have suffered, but it asks whether they can ever be justified in using the same methods."
"Putting aside the self-reflexive storytelling that has marked much of his work since he was first arrested in 2010, Panahi's latest feature is a straightforward 24-hour narrative staged with his usual attention to realistic detail, and backed by a terrific ensemble cast. Subtly plotted like a good thriller, the movie slowly but surely builds into a stark condemnation of abusive power and its long-lasting effects."
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"For his latest film, Jafar Panahi drew inspiration from the stories of the fellow inmates he met during his seven-month-long second stint in prison. There's a seam of pitch black gallows humour running through the picture, and moments of absurdist hilarity. But mostly, it's an impassioned and forthright condemnation of the regime and of the men who do its bidding."
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"It's a beautifully-written and executed work, one of Panahi's most formally straightforward yet powerful, gripping and generous. As the clock ticks on... the messiness of life makes itself felt and the simple task at hand becomes more complex as a broader picture of their captor emerges."
"Jokes, though, are subtle and pass quickly; Panahi is interested in people, but in this case he's measuring an oppressive society that has bred and gathered an army of those who hate their oppressors. Moral ambiguity has always been a fertile ground for the director, and sharpening his tone from other, calmer films casts that ambiguity on sharp relief."
It Was Just An Accident will be released in the UK and Ireland by Mubi, although it does not have a release window just yet.
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