Director: Reza Nejati
Cast: Saber Abar, Sara Bahrami, Pouria Rahimisam, Pantea Panahiha, Roshanak Gerami
Bad Az Raftan is a 2023 Iranian drama film directed by Reza Nejati, featuring a cast that includes Saber Abar, Sara Bahrami, and Pantea Panahiha. Running approximately 90 minutes, the film examines the emotional aftermath experienced by individuals and a family following a significant departure.
What is Bad Az Raftan about?
The film centers on a household confronting the void left by an absence. When someone close leaves — the reasons and circumstances quietly withheld from the viewer at first — those who remain are forced to reckon with how profoundly one person's presence had shaped their daily lives. Relationships that once seemed stable begin to reveal hidden tensions, and the ordinary routines of home life are shown in an entirely different light. Saber Abar and Sara Bahrami anchor the story as two people processing grief, distance, and unresolved feelings in very different ways. The film observes these responses with patience, allowing silence and small gestures to carry much of its emotional weight.
Cast & crew
Reza Nejati directs a strong ensemble. Saber Abar, a respected figure in contemporary Iranian cinema, brings quiet intensity to the lead role. Sara Bahrami, known for her nuanced screen presence, plays opposite him with considerable depth. The supporting cast includes Pantea Panahiha, Pouria Rahimisam, Roshanak Gerami, Khosrow Ahmadi, Hami Torabi, and Mohammad Yaromtaghloo — performers all recognized within the Iranian film industry.
Context & significance
Iranian drama cinema has a long tradition of exploring domestic interiors — the house as a stage for unexpressed tensions, duty, and loss. Bad Az Raftan sits within that lineage, focusing on what remains after departure rather than dramatizing the event itself. For diaspora viewers who have experienced their own separations — immigration, distance from family, the particular grief of leaving or being left — this kind of story carries recognizable weight. The film offers a window into a quiet, interior form of Iranian storytelling that values restraint and observation over spectacle, and which continues to find audiences both inside Iran and among Persian-speaking communities abroad.
Where & how to watch
Bad Az Raftan is available to watch on K-Time in its original Persian audio. Stream it on the web, your TV, or phone — no extra download required, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.