IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT at 4PM

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A blackly comic story  informed by Jafar Panahi's own experiences with imprisonment.

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Kelowna Film Society Winter 2026 Series

Kelowna Film Society presents a series of eight outstanding films for your viewing pleasure during the Winter of 2026

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENTWednesday January 21 at 4:00 and at 7:00One hour and 43 minutesPersian with English subtitlesIran, FranceJafar Panahi is the veteran Iranian auteur who continues to get arrested and imprisoned, endure film-making bans and defy the law, and still perseveres in making remarkable and courageous movies.His latest, winner of this year’s Palme D’Or at Cannes, is a blackly comic story informed by his own experiences with imprisonment. It’s a politically-charged thriller that asks nuanced questions about the nature of trauma, oppression and revenge.Panahi asks what we’re willing to tolerate in the name of maintaining a civilized world – particularly when the powers-that-be are anything but civilized. But at the same time it also offers an understanding of the importance of humour in the face of darkness.

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