Director: Rama Ghavidel
Cast: Majid Mozaffari, Fateme Goudarzi, Pouria Poursorkh, Khosrow Shahraz, Ali Dehkordi
Ilda is a 2020 Iranian drama-history-war series directed by Rama Ghavidel, set against the turbulent backdrop of conflict and community in Iran. With a cast spanning multiple generations and social strata, it explores how ordinary people navigate extraordinary hardship during times of upheaval.
What is Ilda about?
The story unfolds across a mosaic of characters whose lives intersect in ways both surprising and inevitable. At its center are Saleh Khan and his community, shaped by forces of war, loyalty, and displacement. Younger figures like Iraj find themselves caught between the expectations of elders and the brutal realities pressing in from outside. As alliances form and fracture, and as families fight to preserve dignity under pressure, the series builds its emotional weight slowly, grounding each episode in the texture of lived Iranian experience rather than grand gesture.
Cast & crew
Majid Mozaffari leads as Saleh Khan, bringing his long career in Iranian television drama to bear on a role that demands both authority and vulnerability. Fateme Goudarzi plays Dagol, and Pouria Poursorkh takes on Iraj, adding generational contrast. Khosrow Shahraz appears as Nasir Khan, while Ali Dehkordi and Jafar Dehghan round out the ensemble with supporting roles of their own weight.
Context & significance
Iranian war and history dramas occupy a distinct space in Persian-language storytelling — they document collective memory, honor sacrifice, and often foreground the lives of civilian communities rather than battlefield heroics alone. Ilda, set in 2020 and rooted in that tradition, speaks to diaspora viewers who grew up with stories of the Iran-Iraq war era or heard them from parents and grandparents. For Iranians abroad, such series carry the weight of homeland memory: the way a neighborhood sounds, how families argue and reconcile, the particular grief of displacement. The production's ensemble structure mirrors the communal nature of Iranian social life, making it accessible even to younger viewers discovering that history for the first time.
Where & how to watch
Ilda is available now on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on any web browser, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Subscription is flexible and you can cancel anytime.