Man Madar Hastam (2012): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch Man Madar Hastam in Persian?

Man Madar Hastam streams on K-Time, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It plays in its original Persian audio. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 2012 crime film from Iran. The film is served from K-Time's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.

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Few subjects in Iranian cinema carry more weight than the one at the centre of Man Madar Hastam, Fereydoun Jeyrani's 2012 crime drama about a young woman, a capital sentence, and the families the case tears apart. It is the kind of film that turns a verdict into a question the audience has to answer for itself, which tells you how close to a nerve its subject sits.

What is Man Madar Hastam about?

Ava, a young woman who has grown up inside a circle of warm, long-standing family friendships, finds herself at the centre of a capital case that no one around her saw coming. As the proceedings unfold, the story gradually uncovers a betrayal hidden inside those friendships, and follows the parents on every side as they are forced to choose between mercy, honour, and the memory of the people they thought they knew. The title, which translates as I Am a Mother, signals where the film's final moral weight comes to rest.

About the cast

Baran Kosari carries the film's most demanding role, a performance that has to hold grief, defiance and silence within a single frame. Farhad Aslani brings a coiled intensity to the drama, while Habib Rezaei rounds out a principal cast that plays this material with unbroken seriousness, offering no comic relief and needing none.

Context & significance

Man Madar Hastam belongs to the dark social-melodrama tradition of Iranian cinema: family, crime, and the law tangled together until none can be pulled free of the others. It is the kind of subject filmmakers of its period approached with great care, and Jeyrani handles it without flinching. The film runs a tight 90 minutes and drew a solid, unshowy reception, respectable for an Iranian social drama of its period.

Watching Man Madar Hastam on K-Time

Man Madar Hastam streams on K-Time in its original Persian. Reading this page is free; to press play you just need to log in with a K-Time account. The service is built for the Iranian diaspora, with a Farsi-friendly interface and a catalogue centred on Persian-language cinema — a natural home for a drama like this one.

Cast & crew

Man Madar Hastam is a 2012 crime film from Iran. It was directed by Fereydoun Jeyrani. The cast is led by Baran Kosari, Farhad Aslani, Habib Rezaei. It runs 90 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the K-Time catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

Fereydoun Jeyrani

Cast

Baran Kosari, Farhad Aslani, Habib Rezaei

Country

Iran

Year

2012

Runtime

90 min

Genre

Crime, Drama

Frequently asked questions

Who directed Man Madar Hastam and when was it released?

Fereydoun Jeyrani directed the film, a 2012 Iranian release that runs a tight 90 minutes.

What genre is Man Madar Hastam?

It is a crime drama — a courtroom-and-family story rather than a thriller, focused on the emotional fallout of a single case on everyone it touches.

Is Man Madar Hastam based on a true story?

The film tells its story as a drama; what gives it force is how directly it engages debates about justice and family honour that were very much alive in Iranian society at the time.

Where can I watch Man Madar Hastam online?

You can stream it on K-Time with a free account login; the film plays in its original Persian audio.

What year was Man Madar Hastam made?

Man Madar Hastam was released in 2012 and is available to stream in Persian on K-Time.