Director: Rasoul Sadrameli
Cast: Leila Hatami, Hamed Behdad, Marjan Qarjah
Har Shab Tanhaei is a 2007 Iranian drama film directed by Rasoul Sadrameli, starring Leila Hatami in the role of a nationally beloved radio counselor whose private life quietly unravels behind her public voice of wisdom. The film runs 107 minutes and blends intimate domestic drama with quiet psychological tension.
What is Har Shab Tanhaei about?
Attiyeh built her reputation one broadcast at a time — each episode of her radio program drawing in listeners who trust her steady, reassuring guidance on marriage and family. Couples across the country phone in, and she finds the right words every time. But away from the microphone, Attiyeh and her husband are facing a crisis that no amount of professional expertise can easily resolve. When she is confronted with a serious and frightening medical situation, the woman who has spent years coaching others through their hardest moments must suddenly reckon with her own vulnerability. The film watches her search — quietly, sometimes desperately — for the support she has always been the one to give.
Cast & crew
Leila Hatami, one of Iranian cinema's most respected performers, brings her characteristic restraint and emotional precision to the lead role, making Attiyeh's internal struggle feel entirely credible. Hamed Behdad plays her husband, and Marjan Qarjah rounds out the central family unit. All three actors were established figures in Iranian film and television at the time of production.
Context & significance
Rasoul Sadrameli is a filmmaker associated with socially observant Iranian domestic dramas — films that use a middle-class household as a lens onto broader societal pressures. Har Shab Tanhaei fits that lineage closely: it examines the gap between public persona and private reality, a theme with particular resonance for diaspora viewers who often maintain a composed face in their adopted country while navigating quiet difficulties at home. The family drama genre in Iranian cinema has a long tradition of treating ordinary households with seriousness and empathy, and this film belongs to that tradition. For Persian-speaking viewers abroad, stories about couples negotiating crisis behind closed doors carry a specific weight — these are recognizable domestic landscapes rendered with warmth and honesty.
Where & how to watch
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