Director: Afshin Hashemi
Cast: Afshin Hashemi, Shaghayegh Farahani, Pantea Bahram, shabnam farshadju, Shaghayegh Dehghan
Gozar Movaghat is a 2018 Iranian comedy film directed by and starring Afshin Hashemi, following two aging friends who receive devastating diagnoses and resolve to spend one last night exploring the city they have always taken for granted.
What is Gozar Movaghat about?
When two old companions learn they are each facing a fatal illness, they refuse to spend their remaining time within four walls. Instead, they slip out after dark and wander through the streets, neighborhoods, and corners of a city that feels both familiar and suddenly strange. The night becomes a series of unexpected encounters — with strangers, old memories, and each other — that forces both men to reckon with regrets they have long buried. The film moves at a gentle pace, letting small moments carry the emotional weight rather than manufactured drama.
Cast & crew
Afshin Hashemi, who also wrote and directed the film, plays one of the two central figures, bringing a naturalistic warmth to the role. Shaghayegh Farahani and Pantea Bahram appear in supporting parts, alongside Shabnam Farshadju and Shaghayegh Dehghan, lending the ensemble a lived-in, ensemble quality typical of intimate Iranian character studies.
Context & significance
Iranian cinema has a long tradition of finding humor and tenderness in the face of mortality, and Gozar Movaghat works in that vein. For diaspora viewers, the film's nighttime cityscape carries a particular resonance — the Tehran streets become a stand-in for the homeland many left behind, familiar yet unreachable. The comedy here is soft and bittersweet, more Kiarostami-adjacent than broad farce, making it accessible even to viewers who do not normally gravitate toward Iranian comedies. It is the kind of film that rewards patience and feels most at home on a quiet evening.
Where & how to watch
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