Director: Manoto TV
This five-episode documentary turns to firsthand testimony to reconstruct a tense stretch of pre-1979 Iranian history.
What is Parviz Sabeti 02 Maghame Amniati about?
Structured as an extended interview, the documentary follows Parviz Sabeti, who held a senior post within Iran's internal security apparatus under the monarchy, as he recounts the political tensions, intelligence operations, and street unrest that defined the years before the monarchy's collapse in 1979. Across five parts, the series moves chronologically through key events, pairing Sabeti's personal recollections of decisions made inside the security establishment with the broader climate of protest and crackdown that shaped the period. Archival context and direct narration combine to give viewers a ground-level account of how officials inside the system experienced the unraveling of the old order, without dramatization or reenactment.
Cast & crew
The documentary centers entirely on Sabeti's own testimony rather than a traditional cast; no supporting interview subjects or narrators are credited alongside him in the material K-Time has indexed.
Context & significance
The series was produced for Manoto, a Persian-language broadcaster known for long-form historical documentary programming aimed at diaspora audiences. Each of the five parts runs roughly ninety minutes, reflecting the format's roots in extended broadcast interviews rather than a conventional cinematic runtime. The documentary belongs to a broader wave of oral-history programming that examines the final decade of the Pahlavi monarchy from the perspective of former officials, offering a primary-source complement to more familiar historical accounts of the period.
Where & how to watch
All five parts of the series stream on K-Time with a free account login, presented in a Farsi-first interface built for diaspora viewers. Since the material is entirely in Persian, no subtitles or dubbing are required to follow along.