Is Dar Masire Tondbad a real historical film irani?

Yes. The film is set during the real Allied occupation of Iran in World War II (1941–1946), depicting how that foreign military presence affected Iranian tribal communities and city dwellers alike.

Koja bebinam in filmo? Is it on K-Time?

Yes, Dar Masire Tondbad is available to stream on K-Time with original Persian audio. You can watch it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone with no VPN required.

Who directed this film and what else has Masoud Jafari Jozani made?

Masoud Jafari Jozani is an Iranian director known for working in historical and social drama. Dar Masire Tondbad is one of his notable features from the late 1980s period of Iranian cinema.

Does the film have English subtitles or a dubbed version?

The film streams in its original Persian audio on K-Time. Subtitle availability may vary; check the player options when you open the title on the platform.

Dar Masire Tondbad

Name: Dar Masire Tondbad
Genre: History, War
Released: 1989
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Ezzatolah Entezami, Majid Mozaffari, Ahmad Hashemi, Shahla Riahi, Farzaneh Kaboli

Director: Masoud Jafari Jozani

Cast: Ezzatolah Entezami, Majid Mozaffari, Ahmad Hashemi, Shahla Riahi, Farzaneh Kaboli

Dar Masire Tondbad is a 1989 Iranian historical war film directed by Masoud Jafari Jozani, set against the dramatic backdrop of World War II and the Allied occupation of Iran. The story follows a physician caught between tribal loyalties, colonial pressures, and the struggles of ordinary Iranians living under foreign military presence.

What is Dar Masire Tondbad about?

When Allied forces occupy Iran during the Second World War, Dr. Rastan travels to the Qashqai tribal lands to care for his brother-in-law. Among the elders and chieftains he meets Amir Houshang, a figure of authority navigating the tribe's precarious position, and encounters Ghobad, whose rebel spirit represents the simmering resistance of the era. Returning to Shiraz, Rastan finds his younger brother Ali swept into the chaos of a city transformed by occupation — political fault lines cutting through family and community alike. The film traces how foreign intervention reshapes the lives of Iranians across the social spectrum, from tribal highlands to urban streets, foregrounding loyalty, sacrifice, and the quiet endurance of a people under pressure.

Cast & crew

Ezzatolah Entezami anchors the film with the gravitas he brought to Iranian cinema across four decades — his presence alone signals dramatic weight. Majid Mozaffari and Ahmad Hashemi contribute to the ensemble as younger figures caught in the conflict. Shahla Riahi, Farzaneh Kaboli, Hamid Jebeli, Ferdous Kaviani, and Asghar Hemmat round out a cast drawn from Iran's theatrical and cinematic tradition of the late 1980s.

Context & significance

Made in the immediate aftermath of the Iran-Iraq War, Dar Masire Tondbad revisits the Allied occupation of 1941–1946 — a period when British and Soviet forces moved into Iran to secure supply lines, displacing the reigning Shah. For diaspora viewers, this chapter of Iranian history is rarely examined in international cinema, making Jozani's film a rare Persian-language window into an era of overlapping pressures: imperial interference, tribal sovereignty, and national identity formation. The film speaks to enduring questions about autonomy and resistance that resonate across generations and borders for Iranians living abroad.

Where & how to watch

Dar Masire Tondbad is available to stream on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.