Director: Ali Kianersi
Cast: Yousef Teymouri, Neda Koohi, Mohadeseh Heyrat
Angello is a 2023 Iranian family fantasy comedy short film directed by Ali Kianersi, running just sixteen minutes and delivering a surprisingly sharp meditation on time, urgency, and the very human habit of squandering what we have until the moment it runs out.
What is Angello about?
The film opens on an ordinary life moving at its ordinary pace — days folding into weeks, hours slipping past with little ceremony. Then, almost without warning, the clock ticks down to its final stretch, and suddenly every spare moment feels precious beyond measure. The central character finds himself scrambling for a handful of extra minutes, the kind he never bothered to count before. Kianersi frames this small, intimate predicament with a light comic touch, letting the absurdity of the situation speak for itself. The story asks a simple but uncomfortable question: why do we treat time as unlimited right up until the second we discover it is not?
Cast & crew
Director Ali Kianersi shapes the film's gentle comic rhythm with a sure hand, drawing restrained and naturalistic performances from his three leads. Yousef Teymouri anchors the story with an everyman quality that keeps the film grounded. Neda Koohi and Mohadeseh Heyrat round out the small ensemble, each bringing warmth and specificity to what could have been thin sketch roles.
Context & significance
Short films have always held a respected place in Iranian cinema, often serving as proving grounds for directors who go on to shape the country's feature landscape. Angello fits squarely within a tradition of Iranian short comedy that uses everyday domestic frustration as a mirror for broader philosophical questions. For diaspora viewers, this kind of film carries a particular resonance — it speaks in the register of family gatherings, of parents who are always busy, of childhoods where time seemed infinite and adulthood where it suddenly does not. At sixteen minutes, it asks for very little and returns a quiet, lingering thought about priorities.
Where & how to watch
Angello is available to stream on K-Time in its original Persian audio with subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.