Az baan ta taan filme irani hastesh?

Yes — it is an Iranian short documentary made in 1967 and directed by Hushang Shafti. It features an Iranian cast and was produced in Iran, making it a genuine piece of pre-revolution Iranian cinema.

How long is Az baan ta taan?

The film runs seventeen minutes. It is a short-format work, so it works well as a standalone archival viewing or as an introduction to early Iranian documentary filmmaking from the 1960s.

Koja mitonam Az baan ta taan ro online bebinam?

You can watch it on K-Time — available on the web browser, on your TV, and on your phone. No VPN is needed and there is no geo-blocking for diaspora viewers anywhere in the world.

Does Az baan ta taan have Persian subtitles or dubbing?

This archival title streams with its original Persian audio. Persian subtitles and a Persian dub are not available for this specific film on K-Time.

Az baan ta taan

Name: Az baan ta taan
Genre: Documentary, Short
Released: 1967
Duration: 17 min
Cast: Mehrdad Ahmadi, Mahmoud Mousavi, Omid Maher, Narges Safdarian, Babak Nouri

Director: Hushang Shafti

Cast: Mehrdad Ahmadi, Mahmoud Mousavi, Omid Maher, Narges Safdarian, Babak Nouri

Az baan ta taan is a 1967 Iranian short documentary film directed by Hushang Shafti, running just seventeen minutes. Set against a spare, metaphysical backdrop, it follows four Iranian soldiers suspended in limbo as they await the resolution of a coffin's fate and their own passage through an existential threshold.

What is Az baan ta taan about?

Four soldiers find themselves stranded in an in-between space — neither fully present in the world nor released from it. The central weight of the film is a coffin whose destination and ownership remain unresolved. As the men wait, their uncertainty grows: bureaucratic stasis blends with something older and more elemental, a confrontation with mortality and duty. Shafti builds tension not through action but through stillness, letting the men's restlessness illuminate the absurdity of waiting for permission to grieve, to move, or to let go. The short form sharpens the pressure, making each minute feel like a deliberate step toward an answer that may never arrive.

Cast & crew

The film is directed by Hushang Shafti, an Iranian filmmaker working during the rich pre-revolution documentary era. The ensemble includes Mehrdad Ahmadi, Mahmoud Mousavi, Omid Maher, Narges Safdarian, and Babak Nouri — a cast that together embody the collective stillness and mounting unease at the story's core.

Context & significance

Made in 1967, Az baan ta taan belongs to a period when Iranian cinema was quietly expanding its vocabulary beyond entertainment, exploring allegory and social observation in short form. For diaspora viewers, this kind of document from pre-revolution Iran carries a double resonance: it is both a record of a filmmaking culture that was interrupted and a window into a sensibility — spare, philosophical, unhurried — that shaped generations of Iranian artists. The seventeen-minute runtime is a format rarely seen in mainstream streaming, making this a meaningful archival encounter for those who want to understand where Iranian cinema's contemplative tradition began.

Where & how to watch

Az baan ta taan is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. No Persian subtitles or dub are included for this archival title. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.