Director: Manoto TV
Long before he became known for anything else, Fereydoun Izadseta was the mind behind one of the Iranian air force's most complicated missions — and this 2023 Manoto documentary rebuilds his life around that operation.
What is Fereydoun Manoto about?
The documentary moves through Izadseta's career as a planner and designer of aerial operations, reconstructing the technical and human challenges behind one of the most ambitious missions carried out by the Iranian military. Rather than staying purely procedural, it traces how a project of that scale came together — the people involved, the constraints they worked under, and the stakes riding on its success. The film draws on interviews and archival material to place Izadseta's individual contribution inside the larger military context of the period, giving equal attention to the planning behind the scenes and the operation itself. It's a biography told through one defining achievement rather than a full life story, using that single mission as the frame for everything else.
Cast & crew
The documentary centers on Fereydoun Izadseta himself, drawing on his own account and archival material rather than a dramatized cast of actors.
Context & significance
Produced by Manoto in 2023, the film belongs to a broader strand of the network's documentary output that revisits figures from Iran's military and institutional history who rarely get individual attention elsewhere. At 85 minutes, it holds to a single-sitting length built around one operation rather than attempting a sprawling career retrospective, and its country of production is listed as the United Kingdom, in line with Manoto's base. That tighter focus lets the film spend more time on the mechanics of the mission itself rather than skimming across decades of unrelated career detail.
Where & how to watch
Streaming the documentary requires a free K-Time account; this page itself can be browsed without signing in. K-Time's search, subtitles, and recommendations are all built around Farsi, keeping the experience consistent with the language Izadseta's story is told in.