Director: Mostafa Kiaei
Cast: Bahram Radan, Mohsen Kiayee, Mahoor Alvand
4Rah Istanbul is an Iranian action-drama-thriller film directed by Mostafa Kiaei, featuring Bahram Radan in a story of two financially desperate men whose lives take a sharp and dangerous turn when a catastrophic event opens a window of opportunity they cannot ignore.
What is 4Rah Istanbul about?
Bahman and Ahad have hit rock bottom — buried under debt and constantly dodging creditors, they live in a state of permanent anxiety with no clear way out. When the historic Plasco building in Tehran goes up in flames, the chaos and confusion of the disaster present the two men with an unexpected opening. What begins as a scramble for survival quickly morphs into something far riskier, as the two friends must decide how far they are willing to go and what lines they are prepared to cross. The story builds tension steadily, putting friendship and moral judgment under pressure in the middle of real-world catastrophe.
Cast & crew
Bahram Radan, one of the most recognized faces in contemporary Iranian cinema, leads the cast alongside Mohsen Kiayee and Mahoor Alvand. Director Mostafa Kiaei brings together this ensemble for a story that leans on the chemistry between its leads to sustain the thriller mechanics across its runtime.
Context & significance
The Plasco building fire of January 2017 was one of the most shocking disasters in modern Tehran, claiming the lives of firefighters and leaving Iranians around the world stunned. Grounding an action-thriller in that real event gives 4Rah Istanbul a layer of cultural weight that purely fictional settings rarely carry. For diaspora viewers, the backdrop will be immediately familiar — Plasco was not just a building but a symbol of an older Tehran, a landmark tied to memory and identity. The film channels that shared grief into genre entertainment, using the disaster as a moral pressure-test for its characters.
Where & how to watch
4Rah Istanbul is available now on K-Time with Persian dubbing. Watch on the web browser, on your TV, or on your Android phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start or cancel anytime.