Director: Farzad Motamen
Cast: Amin Hayayee, Bahram Afshari, Anahita Dargahi
Cheshmogoosh Basteh is an Iranian action-comedy film directed by Farzad Motamen, following two mismatched witnesses caught in a murder case — one blind, one deaf — who must piece together the truth before a dangerous woman ensures their silence permanently.
What is Cheshmogoosh Basteh about?
When a woman with criminal ties takes a man's life, two bystanders end up in custody as prime suspects. The catch: neither one has a complete picture of what happened. One of them was present at the scene but could not see a thing due to blindness; the other could see perfectly but is deaf and missed the spoken details that would tie everything together. Now trapped between the law and the real killer, the unlikely pair must find a way to communicate, combine their fragmented accounts, and stay alive long enough to clear their names. The film plays their mismatched limitations for both tension and laughs, building a comic chase logic around two men who desperately need each other.
Cast & crew
Director Farzad Motamen helms this genre mashup with a cast built for physical and verbal comedy. Amin Hayayee brings sharp comic timing to the role of one of the accused, while Bahram Afshari plays the other wrongly implicated man. Anahita Dargahi rounds out the central trio as the criminal woman whose actions set the entire story in motion.
Context & significance
Iranian cinema has a rich tradition of blending slapstick energy with thriller plots — a comedic sensibility that stretches back decades in Persian popular filmmaking. Cheshmogoosh Basteh sits squarely in that tradition, using physical limitation as both the engine of its comedy and the source of its stakes. For diaspora audiences who grew up watching this style of broad, warm, plot-driven Iranian comedy, the film offers a familiar and welcome rhythm. Its premise — two flawed witnesses, one impossible task — gives it the feel of a classic Persian farce updated with a crime spine, making it an accessible watch for the whole family.
Where & how to watch
Cheshmogoosh Basteh is available on K-Time with Persian audio. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no extra download needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.