It Was Just an AccidentFrench theatrical release posterPersianیک تصادف ساده Directed byJafar PanahiWritten byJafar PanahiProduced by Jafar Panahi Philippe Martin Starring Vahid Mobasseri Mariam Afshari Ebrahim Azizi Hadis Pakbaten Majid Panahi Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr Delnaz Najafi Afssaneh Najmabadi Georges Hashemzadeh CinematographyAmin JafariEdited byAmir EtminanProductioncompanies Jafar Panahi Productions Les Films Pelléas Bidibul Productions Pio & Co Arte France Cinéma Distributed byMemento Distribution (France)Release dates 20 May 2025 (2025-05-20) (Cannes) 1 October 2025 (2025-10-01) (France) Running time104 minutes[1]Countries Iran France Luxembourg Languages Persian Azerbaijani Box office$9 million[2]
It Was Just an Accident (Persian: یک تصادف ساده, romanized: Yek tasādof-e sāde; French: Un simple accident) is a 2025 thriller film written and directed by Jafar Panahi. The film is a co-production between Iran, France, and Luxembourg. The film follows a group of former Iranian political prisoners who face the question of whether to exact revenge on a man they believe may be their tormentor. Panahi, who is critical of the Iranian government and has been imprisoned several times, made the film without official filming permission from the Iranian authorities.[3][4][5][6]
The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2025, where it won the Palme d'Or, and received critical acclaim. At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, it became the first Iranian film to be nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Screenplay, and was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. It was selected as the French entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards,[7] making the shortlist.[8][9]
It Was Just an Accident was theatrically released in France on 1 October 2025 by Memento Distribution.
Plot[edit]A man with a prosthetic leg is driving his car at night with his wife and daughter when he accidentally hits and kills a dog. To repair his car, he visits a nearby garage where Vahid, an ethnic Azerbaijani auto mechanic, recognizes him from the sound his prosthetic leg makes after he speaks to his mother on the phone. The next day, Vahid follows the man, kidnaps him, and attempts to bury him in the desert. He tells him that he recognized his voice and stumbling walk as that of Eghbal (nicknamed "peg leg"), his former tormentor in an Iranian prison. The man denies being Eghbal and begs Vahid not to kill him, saying that the scars on his leg are recent, unlike Eghbal's.
Doubting the man's identity, Vahid puts his unconscious body into the van and visits Salar at a bookshop. Salar refuses to help him identify the man but directs him to a woman named Shiva, a photographer in the middle of taking wedding photos of Goli and Ali, an engaged couple to be married the next day. Reluctant to help him, Shiva recognizes the smell of the man as that of Eghbal but is also unsure of his identity due to the fact that they were blindfolded during their torture/interrogations. Goli reveals that she was also tortured by Eghbal but cannot confirm his identity either, so they seek out the help of Hamid, Shiva's former partner, drugging their captive first and plugging his ears.
Hamid instantly identifies the man as Eghbal after touching his legs and insists on killing him right away, but Vahid and Shiva hold him back, as they wish to hear him testify first. At that time, a cellphone rings from the man's body. Vahid picks it up and hears the man's daughter, who claims that her pregnant mother has fainted. The group visit the man's house and drive his daughter with her mother to a hospital, where the mother gives birth to a son.
Hamid, Goli, and Ali grow frustrated and decide to lee Vahid and Shiva behind. The two then drive the man to a quiet location at night, tie him up to a tree, wake him up, and demand that he testify. The man first claims mistaken identity again, but then ces in and acknowledges that he is Eghbal, saying that his actions were justified for the good of the Iranian regime and that killing him would merely make him a martyr. Vahid and Shiva recount the torment they experienced in detail to Eghbal and tell him that his wife has given birth to a son. Shiva demands that Eghbal apologize and after a back-and-forth, he ces in and says that he is sorry, claiming that he was only trying to make a living. Vahid then sets Eghbal free and drives away with Shiva.
Later, Vahid and his mother prepare the van for his sister. A white car, similar to Eghbal's car, is seen entering the area while Vahid enters the house to retrieve something. He suddenly stops in his tracks. The sound of Eghbal's squeaky prosthetic leg is heard, slowly approaching.
Cast[edit] Vahid Mobasseri as Vahid Mariam Afshari as Shiva Ebrahim Azizi as Eghbal Hadis Pakbaten as Goli/Golrokh Majid Panahi as Ali Mohammad Ali Elyasmehr as Hamid Delnaz Najafi as Eghbal's daughter Afssaneh Najmabadi as Eghbal's wife Georges Hashemzadeh [fa] as Salar Production[edit] Background[edit] See also: Jafar Panahi § 2022 arrestPanahi is one of Iran's best known directors, who has repeatedly criticized the policies of the Iranian regime in his works. He was arrested in 2022 after being sentenced in 2010 to a six-year prison sentence and a 20-year ban on working. He had not yet begun serving his prison sentence at that time. This decision was heily criticized internationally. After almost seven months in detention, Panahi was released in early February 2023, after the 65-year-old went on a hunger strike. Despite his ban on working, he had always managed to complete film projects in Iran and he them released abroad.[10][11] Most recently, in his absence, his film No Bears (2022) was shown in the main competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize there.[12][13] In an interview ahead of the film's Cannes premiere, Panahi said that although the bans had been lifted on his filmmaking and trelling, he still had to maintain a secrecy about his work and had to work illegally with a "very limited cast and crew".[14]
Financing and filming[edit]It Was Just an Accident is a co-production between Iran, France and Luxembourg.[15] It was produced by Panahi himself in collaboration with Philippe Martin for Les Films Pelléas, a Paris-based company that also produced Justine Triet's Palme d'Or-winning Anatomy of a Fall. The film was co-produced by Bidibul Productions (Luxembourg) and Pio & Co (France). Post-production was completed in France.[16]
Panahi filmed It Was Just an Accident in secret,[17] without a filming permit from the Islamic Republic. The actresses in the film do not always wear the hijab, which is compulsory for women under the law in Iran.[18]
Cast and crew during Cannes awards ceremony Release[edit]It Was Just an Accident was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival,[19][20] where it had its world premiere on 20 May 2025.[21] The film was described as a "tightly guarded mystery" upon its announcement at Cannes.[16] Thierry Frémaux, the festival's general delegate, explained in early April that he wanted nothing to be leaked.[22] Panahi's work last appeared at Cannes in 2021 with the omnibus documentary film The Year of the Everlasting Storm, presented as a Special Screening.[16] Upon its announcement, Variety reported that it would be unlikely that Panahi would trel to Cannes for the premiere.[23] Panahi, however, appeared in person at Cannes alongside his wife and daughter, as well as several of the cast members. He last appeared at Cannes in person in 2003, when Crimson Gold was screened in the Un Certain Regard section.[24]
International sales are handled by MK2 Films.[23] The film was theatrically released in France by Memento Distribution on 1 October 2025, under the title Un simple accident.[25][26] Shortly after its Cannes premiere, Mubi acquired distribution rights to the film in Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Turkey and India, with Neon buying rights for North America.[27] It was released in the United States on 15 October 2025.[28]
The film had its Canadian premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2025.[29][30]
It was presented in the Gala Presentation at the 30th Busan International Film Festival on 18 September 2025,[31] and also selected to screen at the Adelaide Film Festival on 19 October 2025,[32] and the 20th Rome Film Festival in October 2025.[33] The film also screened at the BFI London Film Festival and the New York Film Festival in October 2025.[34][35]
Reception[edit] Critical response[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 176 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Perhaps the most bluntly political film by Jafar Panahi yet, It Was Just an Accident is a defiant rebuke of authoritarianism that still delivers the entertainment value of a gripping thriller."[36] Metacritic, which uses a weighted erage, assigned the film a score of 91 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[37]
Dide Abbatescianni of Cineuropa described it as "a gripping, slow-burning narrative that culminates in an unexpectedly devastating finale," which is "both timely and timeless, and deeply rooted in the social and political realities of Iran."[38]
In June 2025, IndieWire ranked the film at number 43 on its list of "The 100 Best Movies of the 2020s (So Far)."[39]
Legal[edit]Following the film's success in Cannes, French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot called Panahi's win "a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime's oppression". A spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry called Barrot's comments "insulting remarks and unfounded allegations" and criticised "the misuse by the French government" of the Cannes festival "to advance its political agenda against the Islamic Republic". France's chargé d'affaires in Tehran was summoned to the ministry in response. During the meeting, the Iranian representative condemned Barrot's comments as "blatant interference" and described the congratulatory message as "irresponsible and provocative", adding that France had "no moral authority at all" to comment on Iran, citing what he characterised as a failure by France to support Palestinians in Gaza. He demanded an official explanation from the French government, to which the envoy replied that he would convey the message to Paris.[40][41]
More than 150 Iranian artists and activists, including Crown Prince in exile Reza Pahli and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi, were signatories to a public statement applauding Panahi as "an outstanding and courageous Iranian filmmaker" and congratulating his Palme d'Or win as a sign that "committed art and the voice of truth, even amidst the walls of censorship and pressure, can make the world admire these achievements. These achievements are an honor for all Iranians who fight for freedom, justice, and human dignity".[42] Mohammad Rasoulof called the win a "powerful blow to the machinery of repression in the Islamic Republic".[43]
Accolades[edit]The film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. In his award acceptance speech Panahi called for Iranians to unite against the Iranian regime.[17] At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, it became the first Iranian film to be nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Screenplay, and was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
At the 2025 Gotham Awards, it was most awarded film, winning Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature.
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref. Cannes Film Festival 24 May 2025 Palme d'Or Jafar Panahi Won [44] Prix de la Citoyenneté Won [45] Sydney Film Festival 15 June 2025 Sydney Film Prize Won [46] Mill Valley Film Festival 14 October 2025 MVFF Award, Filmmaking Won [47] Audience Forite – Independent Cinema It Was Just an Accident Won Middleburg Film Festival 19 October 2025 Impact Award Jafar Panahi Won [48] Montclair Film Festival 27 October 2025 Audience Award for World Cinema It Was Just an Accident Won [49] Asia Pacific Screen Awards 27 November 2025 Best Film Won [50] Best Director Jafar Panahi Won British Independent Film Awards 30 November 2025 Best International Independent Film Jafar Panahi, Phillippe Martin Nominated [51] Gotham Independent Film Awards 1 December 2025 Best Director Jafar Panahi Won [52] Best Original Screenplay Won Best International Feature Philippe Martin and Jafar Panahi Won Atlanta Film Critics Circle 3 December 2025 Best International Feature It Was Just an Accident Won [53] Top 10 Films 6th Place American Film Institute Awards 3 December 2025 AFI Special Award It Was Just an Accident Won [54] Washington DC Area Film Critics Association 7 December 2025 Best Director Jafar Panahi Nominated [55] Best Acting Ensemble It Was Just an Accident Nominated Best Original Screenplay Nominated Best Foreign Language Film Nominated Los Angeles Film Critics Association 7 December 2025 Best Screenplay Jafar Panahi Won [56] Best Film Not In The English Language It Was Just an Accident Runner-up Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 7 December 2025 Best International Feature Runner-up [57] Chicago Film Critics Association 11 December 2025 Best Director Jafar Panahi Nominated [58] Best Film It Was Just an Accident Nominated Best Original Screenplay Won Best Foreign Language Film Won St. Louis Film Critics Association 14 December 2025 Best Film Nominated Best International Feature Film Won Best Director Jafar Panahi Nominated Best Original Screenplay Nominated Best Scene It Was Just an Accident - Finale Nominated San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 15 December 2025 Best Picture It Was Just an Accident Won Best Foreign Language Film Best Director Jafar Panahi Nominated Best Original Screenplay Seattle Film Critics Society 15 December 2025 Best Picture It Was Just an Accident Nominated [59] Best International Feature Won Critics' Choice Awards 4 January 2026 Best Foreign Language Film Pending [60] New York Film Critics Circle 6 January 2026 Best Director Jafar Panahi Won [61] Astra Film Awards 9 January 2026 Best Picture – Drama It Was Just an Accident Pending [62] Best International Feature Pending AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 10 January 2026 Best Foreign Language Film Pending [63] Golden Globe Awards 11 January 2026 Best Motion Picture – Drama Pending [64] Best Foreign Language Film Pending Best Director Jafar Panahi Pending Best Screenplay Pending National Board of Review 13 January 2026 Best International Film It Was Just an Accident Won [65] European Film Awards 17 January 2026 European Film Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi, Christel Hénon, Sandrine Dumas Pending [66][67] European Director Jafar Panahi Pending European Screenwriter Pending 16 April 2026 LUX Audience Award It Was Just an Accident Pending [68] Lumière Awards 18 January 2026 Best International Co-Production Pending [69] See also[edit] List of submissions to the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film References[edit] ^ "It Was Just an Accident (12A)". 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External links[edit] It Was Just an Accident at IMDb vteFilms directed by Jafar Panahi The White Balloon (1995) The Mirror (1997) The Circle (2000) Crimson Gold (2003) Offside (2006) This Is Not a Film (2011) Closed Curtain (2013) Taxi (2015) 3 Faces (2018) The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021) No Bears (2022) It Was Just an Accident (2025) Awards for It Was Just an Accident vteAsia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film2000s Secret Sunshine (2007) Tulpan (2008) Samson and Delilah (2009) 2010s Aftershock (2010) A Separation (2011) Beyond the Hill (2012) Omar (2013) Leviathan (2014) Cemetery of Splendour (2015) Cold of Kalandar (2016) Sweet Country (2017) Shoplifters (2018) Parasite (2019) 2020s Not held (2020) Drive My Car (2021) Before, Now & Then (2022) Perfect Days (2023) April (2024) It Was Just an Accident (2025) vteCannes Film Festival Palme d'Or1939–1975 Union Pacific (1939) No festival held (1940–1945) Brief Encounter (1946) The Last Chance (1946) The Lost Weekend (1946) María Candelaria (1946) Men Without Wings (1946) Neecha Nagar (1946) Pastoral Symphony (1946) The Red Meadows (1946) Rome, Open City (1946) Torment (1946) The Turning Point (1946) Antoine and Antoinette (1947) Crossfire (1947) The Damned (1947) Dumbo (1947) Ziegfeld Follies (1947) No festival held (1948) The Third Man (1949) No festival held (1950) Miracle in Milan (1951) Miss Julie (1951) Othello (1951) Two Cents Worth of Hope (1952) The Wages of Fear (1953) Gate of Hell (1954) Marty (1955) The Silent World (1956) Friendly Persuasion (1957) The Cranes Are Flying (1958) Black Orpheus (1959) La Dolce Vita (1960) The Long Absence (1961) Viridiana (1961) O Pagador de Promessas (1962) The Leopard (1963) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965) The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) A Man and a Woman (1966) Blowup (1967) Festival cancelled while in progress (1968) if.... (1969) M*A*S*H (1970) The Go-Between (1971) The Mattei Affair (1972) The Working Class Goes to Heen (1972) The Hireling (1973) Scarecrow (1973) The Conversation (1974) Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975) 1976–2000 Taxi Driver (1976) Padre Padrone (1977) The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) Apocalypse Now (1979) The Tin Drum (1979) All That Jazz (1980) Kagemusha (1980) Man of Iron (1981) Missing (1982) Yol (1982) The Ballad of Narayama (1983) Paris, Texas (1984) When Father Was Away on Business (1985) The Mission (1986) Under the Sun of Satan (1987) Pelle the Conqueror (1988) Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) Wild at Heart (1990) Barton Fink (1991) The Best Intentions (1992) Farewell My Concubine (1993) The Piano (1993) Pulp Fiction (1994) Underground (1995) Secrets & Lies (1996) The Eel (1997) Taste of Cherry (1997) Eternity and a Day (1998) Rosetta (1999) Dancer in the Dark (2000) 2001–present The Son's Room (2001) The Pianist (2002) Elephant (2003) Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) L'Enfant (2005) The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) The Class (2008) The White Ribbon (2009) Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) The Tree of Life (2011) Amour (2012) Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) Winter Sleep (2014) Dheepan (2015) I, Daniel Blake (2016) The Square (2017) Shoplifters (2018) Parasite (2019) No festival held (2020) Titane (2021) Triangle of Sadness (2022) Anatomy of a Fall (2023) Anora (2024) It Was Just an Accident (2025) vteChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film Au revoir les enfants (1988) Henry V (1989) The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1990) An Angel at My Table (1991) The Crying Game (1992) The Piano (1993) Three Colours: Red (1994) Il Postino: The Postman (1995) Dekalog (1996) Shall We Dance? (1997) Life Is Beautiful (1998) All About My Mother (1999) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Amélie (2001) Y tu mamá también (2002) City of God (2003) A Very Long Engagement (2004) Caché (2005) Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) Let the Right One In (2008) The White Ribbon (2009) A Prophet (2010) A Separation (2011) Amour (2012) The Act of Killing (2013) Force Majeure (2014) Son of Saul (2015) The Handmaiden (2016) The Square (2017) Roma (2018) Parasite (2019) Another Round (2020) Drive My Car (2021) Decision to Lee (2022) The Zone of Interest (2023) All We Imagine as Light (2024) It Was Just an Accident (2025) vteGotham Independent Film Award for Best International Feature Identifying Features (2020) Drive My Car (2021) Happening (2022) Anatomy of a Fall (2023) All We Imagine as Light (2024) It Was Just an Accident (2025) vteNational Board of Review Award for Best International Film1934–1975 Man of Aran (1934) No Award (1935) Carnival in Flanders (1936) The Eternal Mask (1937) La Grande Illusion (1938) Port of Shadows (1939) The Baker's Wife (1940) Pépé le Moko (1941) No Award (1942–1949) The Titan (1950) Rashomon (1951) The Sound Barrier (1952) A Queen Is Crowned (1953) Romeo and Juliet (1954) The Prisoner (1955) The Silent World (1956) Ordet (1957) Pather Panchali (1958) Wild Strawberries (1959) The World of Apu (1960) Die Brücke (1961) Sundays and Cybèle (1962) 8½ (1963) World Without Sun (1964) Juliet of the Spirits (1965) The Sleeping Car Murders (1966) Elvira Madigan (1967) War and Peace (1968) Shame (1969) The Wild Child (1970) Claire's Knee (1971) The Sorrow and the Pity (1972) Cries and Whispers (1973) Amarcord (1974) The Story of Adele H. (1975) 1976–present The Marquise of O (1976) That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) Autumn Sonata (1978) La Cage aux Folles (1979) The Tin Drum (1980) A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov (1981) Mephisto (1982) Fanny and Alexander (1983) A Sunday in the Country (1984) Ran (1985) Otello (1986) Jean de Florette / Manon des Sources (1987) Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) Story of Women (1989) Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Europa Europa (1991) Indochine (1992) Farewell My Concubine (1993) Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) Shanghai Triad (1995) Ridicule (1996) Shall We Dance? (1997) Central Station (1998) All About My Mother (1999) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Amores perros (2001) Talk to Her (2002) The Barbarian Invasions (2003) The Sea Inside (2004) Paradise Now (2005) Volver (2006) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) Mongol (2008) A Prophet (2009) Of Gods and Men (2010) A Separation (2011) Amour (2012) The Past (2013) Wild Tales (2014) Son of Saul (2015) The Salesman (2016) Foxtrot (2017) Cold War (2018) Parasite (2019) La Llorona (2020) A Hero (2021) Close (2022) Anatomy of a Fall (2023) The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) It Was Just an Accident (2025) vteSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best International Film Ridicule (1996) No Award (1997) Life Is Beautiful (1998) Tango (1999) The Color of Paradise (2000) Amélie (2001) Talk to Her (2002) The Barbarian Invasions / Irréversible (2003) The Sea Inside (2004) Innocent Voices (2005) Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2006) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) Let the Right One In (2008) Il Divo (2009) I Am Love (2010) Le quattro volte (2011) The Kid with a Bike (2012) Drug War (2013) Force Majeure (2014) Taxi (2015) Mountains May Depart (2016) Thelma (2017) Shoplifters (2018) Parasite (2019) The Life Ahead (2020) Parallel Mothers (2021) All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Anatomy of a Fall (2023) All We Imagine as Light (2024) It Was Just an Accident (2025) vteSan Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film And Your Mother Too (2002) The Son (2003) Maria Full of Grace (2004) Hidden (2005) Pan's Labyrinth (2006) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) Let the Right One In (2008) You, the Living (2009) Mother (2010) Certified Copy (2011) Amour (2012) Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) Ida (2014) Son of Saul (2015) The Handmaiden (2016) BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017) Roma (2018) Parasite (2019) Another Round (2020) Drive My Car (2021) Decision to Lee (2022) The Zone of Interest (2023) The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) It Was Just an Accident (2025) vteSeattle Film Critics Society Award for Best International Film Elle (2016) Raw (2017) Roma (2018) Parasite (2019) Minari (2020) Drive My Car (2021) Decision to Lee (2022) Godzilla Minus One (2023) Evil Does Not Exist (2024) It Was Just an Accident (2025) vteFrench submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Monsieur Vincent (1948) The Walls of Malapaga (1950) Forbidden Games (1952) Gervaise (1956) Gates of Paris (1957) Mon Oncle (1958) Black Orpheus (1959) La Vérité (1960) Last Year at Marienbad (1961) Sundays and Cybèle (1962) The Fire Within (1963) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) Pierrot le Fou (1965) A Man and a Woman (1966) Live for Life (1967) Stolen Kisses (1968) My Night at Maud's (1969) Hoa-Binh (1970) Ramparts of Clay (1971) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Day for Night (1973) Lacombe, Lucien (1974) India Song (1975) Cousin, cousine (1976) Madame Rosa (1977) Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) A Simple Story (1979) The Last Metro (1980) Diva (1981) Coup de Torchon (1982) Entre Nous (1983) So Long, Stooge (1984) Three Men and a Cradle (1985) Betty Blue (1986) Au revoir les enfants (1987) La Lectrice (1988) Camille Claudel (1989) Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Van Gogh (1991) Indochine (1992) Germinal (1993) Wild Reeds (1994) French Twist (1995) Ridicule (1996) Western (1997) The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) East/West (1999) The Taste of Others (2000) Amélie (2001) 8 Women (2002) Bon Voyage (2003) The Chorus (2004) Joyeux Noël (2005) Avenue Montaigne (2006) Persepolis (2007) The Class (2008) A Prophet (2009) Of Gods and Men (2010) Declaration of War (2011) The Intouchables (2012) Renoir (2013) Saint Laurent (2014) Mustang (2015) Elle (2016) BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017) Memoir of War (2018) Les Misérables (2019) Two of Us (2020) Titane (2021) Saint Omer (2022) The Taste of Things (2023) Emilia Pérez (2024) It Was Just an Accident (2025)