Director: Alireza Davoodnejad
Cast: Mohsen Tanabandeh, Tarlan Parvaneh, Siamak Safari, Mohammad-Reza Davoudnejad, Sima Tirandaz
Ferrari is a 2017 Iranian drama film directed by Alireza Davoodnejad, following a young woman whose impulsive dream of photographing a luxury car pulls her into an unexpectedly complicated web of urban Tehran life. A sharp, character-driven story rooted in class contrast and youthful ambition.
What is Ferrari about?
A young woman, barely eighteen, travels to Tehran with one clear goal: to take a photograph alongside a famously expensive Ferrari worth billions of tomans. What begins as a simple, almost naive ambition quickly spirals beyond her control. The city, the car's owner, and a series of unforeseen encounters place her in one precarious situation after another. Davoodnejad uses this deceptively modest premise to probe the distance between aspiration and reality, between the spectacle of wealth and the ordinary lives of those who circle it from the outside, never quite able to get close.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Alireza Davoodnejad, a filmmaker from one of Iran's prominent film families. Lead actor Mohsen Tanabandeh brings his characteristic intensity to the screen alongside Tarlan Parvaneh. The cast also includes Siamak Safari, Mohammad-Reza Davoudnejad, Sima Tirandaz, and Reza Davoudnejad, giving the film a strong ensemble grounding in Iranian dramatic tradition.
Context & significance
Ferrari sits within a strand of contemporary Iranian cinema that uses everyday material obsessions — a car, a phone, an address — as a lens for examining social stratification and the aspirations of younger generations in modern Tehran. For diaspora viewers who grew up in or remember Iran's urban culture, the film's textures will feel immediately familiar: the gap between those who have and those who wish to, the social rituals of status, and the particular vulnerability of a young woman navigating the city alone. Davoodnejad's direction keeps the tone grounded, avoiding melodrama in favour of accumulating pressure.
Where & how to watch
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