Diynosour (فیلم دایناسور) is a 2025 Iranian comedy feature directed by Masoud Atyabi and written by Amir Baradaran. The film brings a distinctly Persian comedic sensibility to an absurdist premise, offering Iranian diaspora audiences a fresh dose of homegrown humor from the contemporary Tehran scene.
What is Diynosour about?
Set in present-day Iran, Diynosour follows a chain of increasingly chaotic events that spiral outward from an unlikely starting point — one that involves the title creature in ways both literal and figurative. The characters, each caught up in their own schemes and misunderstandings, find themselves colliding in a series of comic confrontations. Baradaran's script leans into farce and situational irony, building momentum through escalating misadventure rather than conventional plot logic. The comedy emerges from character collisions and the deadpan persistence of ordinary Iranians navigating extraordinary nonsense, grounding the absurdity in recognizable everyday life.
Cast & crew
Diynosour is directed by Masoud Atyabi and written by Amir Baradaran. The brief does not list additional credited cast members for this title. Atyabi brings an energetic comedic direction to the material, while Baradaran's script supplies the situational farce and dialogue that drive the film's humor forward.
Context & significance
Iranian comedy films hold a special place in diaspora living rooms — they carry the rhythms of Persian speech, the cultural shorthand, and the kind of humor that travels poorly in translation but lands instantly for anyone who grew up speaking Farsi. Diynosour belongs to a contemporary wave of Iranian comedies that favor absurdist and farcical storytelling over older satirical traditions. For diaspora viewers, films like this serve as a direct line to the texture of daily life back home — the slang, the attitudes, the comic frustration of bureaucratic and social absurdity that defines so much of modern Iranian experience. Watching in Persian with family makes the comedy land at full strength.
Where & how to watch
Diynosour is available on K-Time with Persian audio. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Subscription plans include a cancel-anytime option.