Find out what was the movie awarded the Golden Palm in Cannes

The Golden Palm of the 2025 Cannes Festival was delivered this Saturday (24/5) to the movie A Simple Accident, by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Recognized for works such as the Branco Balloon (1995), this is not a movie (2011) and Taxi (2015), Panahi is one of the main names of contemporary Iranian cinema – and also a constant target of repression in his country. He has already been arrested on accusations of “advertising against the system” and even started a hunger strike during his detention, which lasted almost seven months.

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2 of 2nd Simple Accident, winner of the Golden Palm in 2025 Simple Accident accompanies Vahid, played by Vahid Mobasseri, a man who hijacks someone with a prosthesis in his leg – because he believes he is the same torturer who brutalized him in prison and destroyed his life. In search of answers, Vahid decides to consult other former prisoners to confirm the identity of the kidnapped before deciding his destination. The jury's big prize, the festival's second main honor, was granted to sentimental Value, the new film by the acclaimed Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier.

The Secret Agent in Cannes

The Brazilian film The secret agent did not win the main prize, but was awarded the cannes for best actor (Wagner Moura) and best director (Kleber Mendonça Filho) at the festival. In addition, the production was also received the trophy of the International Federation of Critics (Fipresci) and Art ETAI, granted by the French Cinema Association D'Art et d'eási (AFCAE), at the Cannes Festival in France.