Director: Mohamad Reza Rahmani
Cast: Bahare Afshari, Sahra Asadollahi, Fatima Baharmast
A young woman's ordinary life unravels after an act of violence rooted in envy and a rumor that spreads far faster than anyone can control.
What is Parisa about?
Parisa centers on a young woman whose life is upended by an acid attack, a crime rooted in personal jealousy that spirals once social media gets hold of it. The film treats the attack itself as a starting point rather than a climax, following what happens after: how Parisa's family, the people around her, and eventually strangers online respond to something that began as a private grievance. Rumor and online commentary end up doing almost as much damage as the original act, reshaping how Parisa is seen by people who never knew her before a screenshot did. Rather than building toward a single reveal, the film stays close to the slow, uneven process of a life being reassembled after violence, and how much of that process depends on people outside the crime itself.
Cast & crew
Bahare Afshari plays Parisa, carrying most of the film's emotional weight as someone forced to rebuild in public. Sahra Asadollahi and Fatima Baharmast play women in her orbit whose choices, some protective, some not, shape how the aftermath actually unfolds.
Context & significance
Director Mohamad Reza Rahmani made Parisa in 2017, part of a run of Iranian dramas that use a single act of violence to examine how social networks amplify rumor and judgment rather than fact. At 78 minutes, it's a compact, focused piece rather than a sprawling social drama.
Where & how to watch
Parisa can be streamed on K-Time with a free account login, in its original Persian and through an interface designed for Farsi-speaking audiences abroad. Reading the film's page requires no login at all.