2Its clock, and the show’s

First talked about in episode 35, 4 months after its release.

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3What critics and audiences made of it

These are other people’s scores, not Mahmoud’s or Maher’s. Theirs is in the episode.

7.4/10

IMDb users40.2k votes

7.4: higher than 67% of the 406 titles Harvesting discussed. It ranks 119th.

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4What it cost, what it made

It made 1.6× its budget. By return, number 121 of the 207 films in the archive.

Budget $6M #219

Box office $10M #189

TMDB figures in US dollars, worldwide, not adjusted for inflation. # = its place among the archive’s films. Each notch on the bar is one whole budget.

208 films from Harvesting: budget against box office

5Who’s in it

Director · Writer Jafar Panahi
Cinematography Amin Jafari
Editor Amir Etminan

Vahid Mobasseri Vahid
Mariam Afshari Shiva
Ebrahim Azizi Eghbal
Hadis Pakbaten Golrokh
Majid Panahi Ali
Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr Hamid
George Hashemzadeh Salar
Delmaz Najafi Eghbal's Daughter

6Where to watch it

Not available to watch in Egypt right now, according to JustWatch.

Watch data by JustWatch, via TMDB, as of 21 October 2026.

7The index card

It Was Just an Accident· 2025

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.

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Original title: Un simple accident
Released: 1 October 2025
Runtime: 1h 43m
Status: Released
Certificate: US PG-13
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Language: French
Country: Iran, France, Luxembourg
Studios: Jafar Panahi Productions, Les Films Pelléas, Bidibul Productions, Pio & Co
Awards (from Wikidata, may be incomplete): 2025 Palme d'Or

3 wins in all· 2 nominations

8If you liked it

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