Director: Reza Safaiy
Cast: Taghi Zohouri, Ali Miri, Katayoun, Taghi Mokhtar, Mohsen Araste
Bedeh Dar Rahe Khoda is a 1971 Iranian drama-comedy-romance film directed by Reza Safaiy, running 115 minutes. The story centers on a wealthy, tight-fisted man who loses his memory after an accident, setting in motion a gentle comedy of mistaken identity and unexpected generosity in pre-revolution Iran.
What is Bedeh Dar Rahe Khoda about?
Awad Ali has built his fortune through careful hoarding, but his grip on money has made him blind to the people around him — including his own daughter Farideh, who has quietly fallen for Nasser, a young man who works in her father's shop. A sudden blow to the head robs Awad Ali of his memory. His family, unsure what to do with him, sends him south to Shiraz. On the road, his bus plunges into a ravine; he survives, and the villagers who find him nurse him back to health — strangers whose warmth he could never have imagined before. Meanwhile, back home, Farideh encounters a penniless wanderer named Rajab Ali. His face is the mirror image of her father's, yet his heart is the opposite: open, charitable, and quick to share whatever he has. Two men who look alike but live entirely different moral lives — and a family waiting to see which version of humanity will come home.
Cast & crew
Director Reza Safaiy worked within the vibrant popular cinema of pre-revolution Iran. The ensemble includes Taghi Zohouri and Ali Miri in leading roles alongside Katayoun, Taghi Mokhtar, and Mohsen Araste. Veteran performers Giti Forohar, Iran Ghaderi, and Sabet Atashin round out a cast drawn from the era's beloved theatrical and screen world.
Context & significance
Made in 1971, Bedeh Dar Rahe Khoda belongs to a golden period of Iranian popular cinema that spoke directly to working-class and middle-class audiences. The film plays on a well-loved Persian folk motif — the miser redeemed, the double who embodies the better self — and roots it in the concrete social landscape of pre-revolution Iran, from Tehran merchant quarters to Shiraz-bound buses and rural villages. For diaspora viewers, this kind of film is more than entertainment: it is a living document of everyday life, speech patterns, and moral values from a world that no longer exists in quite the same form. Watching it reconnects Persian-speaking families abroad with the culture, humor, and humanity of the Iran their parents or grandparents knew.
Where & how to watch
Bedeh Dar Rahe Khoda is available to stream on K-Time in its original Persian audio. No Persian subtitles or dubbing are included with this title. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.