Director: Nima Hashemi

Cast: Sahra Asadollahi, Khashayar Rad, Shahin Taslimi, Ahmad Irandoost, Nima Shams

Anja Kasi Divaneh Nist is a 2025 Iranian comedy film directed by Nima Hashemi, set entirely inside a psychiatric ward where the boundaries between sanity and absurdity collapse into one chaotic, laugh-filled world. Running 98 minutes, it is a family-accessible comedy rooted in the long Persian tradition of satirical institutional humor.

What is Anja Kasi Divaneh Nist about?

When the corridors of a psychiatric hospital become the stage, ordinary rules no longer apply. The film follows a rotating cast of residents whose daily routines inside the ward take increasingly surreal turns. Staff try to maintain order, patients find unexpected solidarity with one another, and the institution itself seems to reflect back the madness of the world outside its walls. Each scene layers mishap upon misunderstanding, building a portrait of people who — despite the absurd circumstances — are searching for connection, dignity, and perhaps a reason to laugh. The film resists easy judgments about who is rational and who is not, letting its ensemble breathe and surprise.

Cast & crew

Director Nima Hashemi leads an ensemble that includes Sahra Asadollahi and Khashayar Rad as two of the ward's central figures, with Shahin Taslimi, Ahmad Irandoost, Nima Shams, Hasan Asadi, and Saghi Zinati rounding out the cast. The production draws on seasoned Iranian comedy performers whose timing and physicality carry much of the film's humor.

Context & significance

Iranian institutional comedy has a rich lineage — from stage farce to television satire — and Anja Kasi Divaneh Nist fits squarely within that tradition while speaking to contemporary anxieties. For diaspora viewers who grew up on classic Persian comedies, the asylum setting carries an almost universal resonance: the institution as a mirror society, where the supposedly normal world outside looks no less absurd than the one within. The title itself — roughly translating to 'Nobody There Is Crazy' — is an invitation to question the very labels we attach to people. Family audiences will find the humor accessible; longer-term fans of Iranian cinema will catch the genre nods throughout.

Where & how to watch

Anja Kasi Divaneh Nist is available on K-Time in its original Persian audio. Watch on the web, Android TV, or your phone — no geo-blocking, no VPN needed. Start or cancel your subscription anytime.