Director: Samuel Khachikian
Cast: Mohamad Ali Fardin, Arman, Parvin Ghaffari, Vida Ghahremani, Akbar Khajavi
Faryade Nimeshab (Midnight Cry) is a 1961 Iranian crime drama directed by Samuel Khachikian, one of the pioneering figures of Persian genre cinema. Set against a shadowy underworld, the film weaves together romance, desperation, and moral compromise in the tradition of classic noir.
What is Faryade Nimeshab about?
Pressed by financial need and the urgent desire to wed his beloved Maryam, a young man named Amir makes a dangerous choice: joining a criminal syndicate run by a powerful figure known as Afshar. Inside this world of illicit dealings, loyalties blur and personal entanglements multiply. Afshar's wife grows drawn to Amir, whose attention remains fixed on Maryam. When Afshar begins to suspect that something is wrong, the atmosphere tightens and the stakes for everyone involved rise sharply. The film holds its cards close, building unease through restraint rather than spectacle, letting character and circumstance drive the tension.
Cast & crew
Director Samuel Khachikian was an Armenian-Iranian filmmaker whose crime and thriller work helped define a generation of popular Iranian cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. The cast includes Mohammad Ali Fardin and Vida Ghahremani, two well-known figures of classical Persian film, alongside Parvin Ghaffari, Arman, Akbar Khajavi, Reza Beyk Imanverdi, Mohammad Motevaselani, and Garshasb Raoufi.
Context & significance
Made in 1961, Faryade Nimeshab sits within a productive era for Iranian commercial cinema when crime thrillers and melodramas attracted wide audiences. Khachikian's work from this period — spare, atmospheric, and morally complex — resonates with diaspora viewers who grew up on Persian classic film or whose parents did. For younger audiences, this is a window into the visual language and social fabric of pre-revolution Iran: its cities, fashions, and the human tensions that cross every era. The film's noir inflections connect Persian storytelling to a global tradition while remaining distinctly local in its setting and sentiment.
Where & how to watch
Faryade Nimeshab is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on the web browser, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, no extra download needed. Start or cancel anytime.