Un simple accident
Director: Jafar Panahi
Cast: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi
It Was Just an Accident — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
یک تصادف ساده بود.
Context
Spoken at the beginning of the film after their car hits a dog on an unlit road.
Meaning
Gives the film its ironic title, contrasting an ordinary vehicular accident with the deliberate, heavy choices that follow.
وقتی تمام مدت چشمبند داشتم، چگونه میتوانم ۱۰۰٪ مطمئن باشم؟
Context
Spoken to Shiva while standing over the wooden crate holding Eghbal in the desert.
Meaning
Captures the moral crux of the film: the horror of state-imposed blindfolds depriving victims of absolute certainty.
اگر ما هم مثل آنها بکشیم، پس تفاوتی بین ما و شکنجهگران باقی نمیماند.
Context
Said during a heated argument inside the van when Hamid demands Eghbal's execution.
Meaning
Encapsulates the film's philosophical stance on rejecting the state's violent methods.
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