Director: Ebrahim Hatamikia
Cast: Babak Hamidian, hadi hejazifar
Be Vaght Sham is a 2018 Iranian action-drama film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia, following two military pilots dispatched on a covert operation to rescue civilians trapped behind enemy lines in war-torn Syria — a high-stakes mission that tests every limit of courage and duty.
What is Be Vaght Talagh about?
When a Syrian city falls under siege by armed extremists, the Iranian military authorizes a daring aerial rescue mission. Two seasoned pilots are assigned to extract a group of civilians cut off from safety, with no margin for error. As the mission unfolds, mounting obstacles — mechanical, tactical, and human — begin to erode any illusion that the assignment is straightforward. The men must confront impossible choices under fire, while the clock runs down on the lives they have sworn to protect. The film builds its tension through the fog of modern proxy conflict, keeping the stakes personal without ever losing sight of the larger moral weight pressing down on every decision.
Cast & crew
Ebrahim Hatamikia, one of the most respected figures in Iranian war cinema, brings his characteristic restraint and moral seriousness to the direction. Babak Hamidian leads as one of the two pilots, delivering a grounded performance under sustained pressure. Hadi Hejazifar co-stars in the second lead role, adding emotional depth to the partnership at the center of the story.
Context & significance
Hatamikia has defined the Iranian war-film genre across three decades — from The Scout and From Karkheh to the Rhine to more recent work — and Be Vaght Sham continues that lineage by updating the Sacred Defense setting to a contemporary theater: the Syrian civil conflict. For diaspora viewers, the film carries the weight of a nation still processing its military losses and sacrifices abroad. It asks hard questions about obligation, borders, and what soldiers owe strangers in distant wars. The production values are among the highest in recent Iranian cinema, shot partly on location, and the subject matter resonates deeply with Persian-speaking audiences who lived through the Iran-Iraq war era or carry that memory through their families.
Where & how to watch
Be Vaght Sham is available on K-Time in its original Persian audio with English subtitles. No VPN is required and there is no geo-blocking — watch on the web, on your smart TV, or on your phone, and cancel anytime.