Director: Shayan Sajjadi
Cast: Mehdi Amini Khah, Behzad Rahimkhani, Hashem Aramideh, Mazloomah Soltan mohammadi, Asal Sineh Sepehr
Gol Dar Vaghte Ezafe is a 2024 Iranian short family-drama film directed by Shayan Sajjadi, running approximately 22 minutes. It follows a young girl navigating the streets in search of enough money to buy her mother a flower for Mother's Day — a quietly moving portrait of childhood and longing.
What is Gol Dar Vaghte Ezafe about?
A young girl who begs on the streets overhears a car radio announcing the arrival of Mother's Day. Determined to mark the occasion, she sets out to gather enough money to buy a single flower for her mother. What begins as a straightforward errand becomes a series of small encounters and unexpected turns that test her resolve. The film unfolds in real time across a single afternoon, keeping its lens close to the girl's perspective as ordinary city life swirls around her. The outcome of her mission remains uncertain until the very end, and the film holds its emotional cards quietly rather than reaching for easy sentiment.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Shayan Sajjadi and features a cast that includes Mehdi Amini Khah, Behzad Rahimkhani, Hashem Aramideh, Mazloomah Soltan Mohammadi, Asal Sineh Sepehr, and Yeganeh Bozorgmehr. The ensemble supports the central child-focused story within a tight 22-minute runtime, with several performers in supporting street roles that ground the film's realist texture.
Context & significance
Short films occupying the family-drama register have a long tradition in Iranian cinema, often centring on children whose simple, urgent goals reveal something larger about everyday life and social circumstance. Gol Dar Vaghte Ezafe sits within that lineage — a modest, observational work that uses the occasion of Mother's Day as a lens. For diaspora viewers, this kind of quietly intimate Iranian short offers a familiar register: the Tehran street, the small act of love complicated by circumstance, the child as moral anchor. The film asks very little of the viewer in terms of prior cultural knowledge, making it accessible whether you are watching with family or returning to Iranian cinema after years abroad.
Where & how to watch
Gol Dar Vaghte Ezafe is available on K-Time with its original Persian audio. You can watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no extra download required, no VPN needed, and no geographic restrictions. Membership can be cancelled anytime.