(Online)🍿《Open Screens》Best TV and Films Talk Series : It Was Just An Accident

🍿《Open Screens》Best TV & Films Talk Series: It Was Just An Accident

Our 《Open Screens》discussion explores the stories and ideas in movies or TV series, along with the issues they may touch upon. We'll experiment with various discussion formats to keep the conversation engaging. It's also a great opportunity to meet people and practice using English.

👉 Please watch at least one episode on your own before the event, as it may be difficult to take part in the discussion otherwise. 😅

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📌 About the film:

★ It Was Just An Accident is a 2025 thriller film written and directed by Jafar Panahi. The film is a co-production between Iran, France, and Luxembourg.

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.

🏆 The film has garnered 27 awards and 64 nominations, including the Palme d'Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

🍅98% recommendations on Rotten Tomatoes by 181 critics around the world.

"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."

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📌 Films and series we've discussed in the series:

Parasite, Honeyland, The Edge of Democracy, Ex Machina, Chernobyl, A Quiet Passion, 13th, The Platform, Avengers: Endgame, The Farewell, Get Out, American Factory, 我們與惡的距離, 做工的人, The Big Sick, Merchants of Doubt, Us, Arrival, Sing Street, Roma, Moonlight, The Witch, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Wadjda, BlacKkKlansman, Sing Street, Collective, Crip Camp, Minari, Nomadland, The Father, Dirty Money, Hamilton. The Florida Project. My Octopus Teacher. The Salesman. Hidden Figures. "Hang the DJ" (Black Mirror). Inception. First Cow. Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Perfume. Fire Will Come. Who Killed Malcolm X? Coda. The Power of the Dog. His House. Drive My Car. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom. In the Heights. Luzzu. Moonrise Kingdom. Coded Bias. Pride. Happening. Lucky Grandma. Pain and Glory. Escape from Mogadishu. Dune. Unorthodox. Limbo. The Distinguished Citizen. Reservation Dogs. Occupied. The Truffle Hunters. King Lear (2018 Film). Fresh Off the Boat. The Bear. Only the Animals. The Green Planet. The Serpent Queen. Romy's Salon. Good Mother. More Films for Freedom 2022 (UK). Only Murders win the Building. Everything Everywhere All At Once. NOPE. Prey. Barbarian. A Hero. RRR. Decision to Leave. The Playlist. The Big Sick. On the Basis of Sex. Daughters of Destiny. Pachinko. Wave Makers. Poldark. Turning Red. Midnight at the Pera Palace. Navalny. The Good Place. The Best of "Doctor Who" (6 episodes.) Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Alice in Borderland. The Teachers' Lounge. Beef. The Invisible Man. Killers of the Flower Moon. Perfect Days. Island in Between. Io Capitano. The Law According to Lidia Poët. Lupin (Season I). The Taste of Things. Shōgun. Knives Out. Suzume. Gaza. Stonehouse. My Brilliant Friend. Palm Springs. Tokyo Vice. Squid Game 2. The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Anora. Kokuho. Nowhere Special. Adolescence.

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🔹To join the event, please RSVP to see the meeting link on page right.

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▶ Our events are conducted in English.
▶ Kat is a writer and teacher who has reviewed and directed theater in New York City. She has taken her Meetups to more than 29 countries.
▶ This will be our 572th event.