Director: Navid Danesh
Cast: Hedieh Tehrani, Ali Mosafa, Negar Javaherian, Pantea Panahiha
Duet is a 2018 Iranian romance film directed by Navid Danesh, running approximately 200 minutes. The story follows two former partners whose lives have moved in separate directions, until an unexpected reunion forces each of them to examine what they truly want from the present — and from each other.
What is Duet about?
Hamed has built a new life: a released album, a career in music, and a recent marriage to Minoo, a music teacher. Sepideh, meanwhile, has become an English instructor for young children and is married to Massoud, a builder whose own marriage feels anything but solid. When Sepideh returns to their shared hometown, Minoo — perhaps sensing something unresolved — actually encourages Hamed to see her. Through the help of an old friend, Hamed arranges what looks like a chance encounter at a stationery shop. What begins as a calculated test of his own feelings gradually turns into something far more complicated for both of them.
Cast & crew
The film stars Hedieh Tehrani and Ali Mosafa as the central pair, with Negar Javaherian and Pantea Panahiha in supporting roles. Tehrani is one of Iran's most recognized screen presences, known for her range across dramatic and emotional registers. Mosafa brings a restrained, interiorised quality to his roles. Director Navid Danesh shapes an ensemble that keeps the emotional tension grounded and understated throughout.
Context & significance
Long-form Iranian romantic dramas occupy a particular place in Persian cinema — they slow down to observe the interior lives of characters navigating marriage, memory, and unfinished feeling. Duet fits squarely within that tradition, offering viewers a story less about grand gestures than about the quiet weight of what is left unsaid. For the diaspora audience, films like this carry an additional resonance: they reflect a social world — the shared college years, the hometown return, the practical compromises of adult life — that many viewers recognise from their own experience or their families'. At 200 minutes, the film commits to letting its characters breathe.
Where & how to watch
Duet is available on K-Time with original Persian audio and no dubbed track. You can watch it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking. Start and cancel anytime with a K-Time subscription.