Director: Sajad Mehregan
Cast: Behzad Khalaj, Jafar Jamshidi, Masood Bahrami, Tooraj Mehrzadian, ..
Aghaye Ghazi is a 2022 Iranian drama-documentary series directed by Sajad Mehregan, following a courtroom judge as he presides over a new dispute between two opposing parties in every episode — all cases drawn from real events in Iranian society.
What is Aghaye Ghazi about?
Each episode of Aghaye Ghazi brings two sides of a genuine dispute before the bench: a plaintiff and a defendant who lay out their claims, evidence, and grievances in front of the camera. The judge listens carefully, weighs the arguments, and delivers a verdict before the credits roll. Because every case originates from actual court records, the situations range from family conflicts and property disagreements to workplace tensions — giving viewers a window into the everyday legal struggles that ordinary Iranians navigate. The format keeps each installment self-contained, so the series is equally rewarding watched in sequence or sampled episode by episode. The courtroom setting strips away dramatic artifice and lets the human stories speak for themselves.
Cast & crew
Director Sajad Mehregan frames the series with a documentary sensibility, keeping the camera close to the people rather than the proceedings. The ensemble includes Behzad Khalaj, Jafar Jamshidi, Masood Bahrami, and Tooraj Mehrzadian, whose performances ground the reconstructed cases in recognisable human emotion without tipping into melodrama.
Context & significance
For Iranian diaspora viewers, Aghaye Ghazi offers something rare: an unvarnished look at the social frictions and legal customs of daily life inside Iran. From landlord-tenant disputes to family inheritance conflicts, the cases reflect tensions that many Iranians — whether living in Tehran or Toronto — will recognise from their own extended families. The drama-documentary hybrid has deep roots in Iranian television, blending the intimacy of reality programming with the moral weight of courtroom storytelling. For viewers who left Iran years ago, the series also works as a living document of how ordinary people resolve conflict within the system — an honest, ground-level portrait that no travel piece or news broadcast can replicate.
Where & how to watch
Aghaye Ghazi is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start watching anytime and cancel anytime.