Fourteen years old, Farha wants nothing more than to keep studying alongside her best friend rather than accept an arranged marriage. Set in 1948, this Jordanian-Swedish drama follows her through a single upheaval that reshapes everything she knows.

What is Farha about?

Director Darin J. Sallam builds the story around Farha's confined point of view as the world outside her family's home changes faster than she can process it. What begins as a coming-of-age conflict over her future and her education narrows, over the course of the film, into a story of survival, as her family's village is caught in the historical upheaval of 1948 Palestine. Much of the drama plays out through what Farha can see and hear from a single enclosed space, keeping the audience tied to her limited vantage point rather than a wider account of events.

About the cast

The film is led by newcomer Karam Taher in the title role, with Ashraf Barhom, Tala Gammoh, Ali Soliman, Sameera Asir, Majd Eid, Tulin Al Quran, and Lamar Al Quran rounding out the cast.

Context & significance

A Jordan–Sweden co-production released in 2022, Farha runs 92 minutes and draws on the historical events of 1948 Palestine as its backdrop, presented through the experience of one teenage girl rather than a broader historical account. The film built a strong critical reputation on the festival circuit, drawing praise for its restrained, tightly controlled point-of-view structure. That narrow focus is the film's defining choice: rather than widening its lens to cover the period broadly, it stays fixed on what one household experiences, letting the larger historical moment register only through sound and fragments visible from inside a single home.

Watching Farha on Ktime

Farha streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, giving Farsi-speaking viewers full access to its dialogue-driven, single-perspective storytelling. Watching only requires a free K-Time account login, through a Farsi-language interface designed for the Iranian diaspora audience wherever they are based.