Director: Ahmad Amini
Cast: Majid Mozaffari, Sima Tirandaz, Milad Araghi
Hojoom is a 2017 Iranian war-genre film directed by Ahmad Amini, running 88 minutes and starring Majid Mozaffari, Sima Tirandaz, and Milad Araghi. The film unfolds inside a stadium that becomes the focal point of a police murder investigation, blending procedural tension with layered human drama.
What is Hojoom about?
A body is discovered inside a stadium, and the authorities move swiftly to secure the scene and detain the prime suspect. As investigators work to reconstruct the sequence of events, they find the case far more intricate than it first appears. The victim's circle of acquaintances proves reluctant to cooperate, and each interview opens new questions rather than closing old ones. The film follows the procedural effort to unravel exactly what happened — and why — within the constrained space of a sporting arena, building tension from the difficulty of extracting truth when loyalty and silence stand in the way.
Cast & crew
Ahmad Amini directs this Iranian production with a cast led by Majid Mozaffari, one of Iranian cinema's established dramatic actors, alongside Sima Tirandaz and Milad Araghi. The three principals anchor the film's interrogation-driven narrative, each representing a different position in the web of events the investigators must untangle. Their performances carry much of the film's interior tension.
Context & significance
Iranian crime and procedural films occupy a distinct place in Persian-language cinema, grounding thriller conventions in social dynamics specific to Iranian settings. Hojoom uses the confined geography of a stadium — a public, communal space — to create a closed-room atmosphere rarely associated with such venues. For diaspora viewers familiar with Iranian dramatic traditions, the film offers a straightforward genre exercise: a puzzle of motive and loyalty set within institutions and social ties that will feel recognizable. The 2017 production sits within a period of active output in Iranian genre filmmaking, when directors explored crime and moral ambiguity through restrained, dialogue-heavy structures.
Where & how to watch
Hojoom is available on K-Time. The film streams in its original Persian audio without additional dubbed or subtitled tracks. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.