Director: Sirus Alvand
Cast: Pejman Bazeghi, Parinaz Izadyar, Changiz Jalilvand
In Sib Baraye To is a 2015 Iranian drama film directed by Sirus Alvand, starring Pejman Bazeghi, Parinaz Izadyar, and Changiz Jalilvand. Running 94 minutes, the film follows one woman's descent into scheming after a devastating personal betrayal reshapes her sense of self and loyalty.
What is In Sib Baraye To about?
Bita's world collapses when she discovers that the man she once planned to marry has quietly wed her closest friend. Stunned by the double betrayal, she refuses to absorb the blow in silence. Instead, she sets in motion a calculated plan to make both of them feel the weight of what they have done. As Bita pursues her scheme, the film tracks how far wounded pride and shattered trust can push a person — and what the pursuit of payback costs her along the way. The story unfolds in the intimate spaces of modern Tehran life: apartments, gatherings, and the fragile social web that holds friendships together until it suddenly does not.
Cast & crew
Sirus Alvand, the film's director, is a veteran of Iranian popular cinema with a long track record in character-driven drama. Pejman Bazeghi plays opposite Parinaz Izadyar, one of the most recognized faces of contemporary Iranian film, whose expressive screen presence brings Bita's internal conflict to life. Changiz Jalilvand rounds out the central trio in a supporting role that anchors the moral stakes of the story.
Context & significance
Films about friendship, betrayal, and romantic rivalry have a deep tradition in Persian-language storytelling, from classical literature to modern urban drama. In Sib Baraye To channels that tradition into a contemporary Tehran setting, where women navigating personal humiliation and social expectations occupy centre stage. For diaspora viewers who grew up with Iranian melodrama but also seek the psychological specificity of more recent Iranian cinema, the film offers a familiar emotional grammar in a modern register. The revenge-plot framing gives it propulsive energy, while the quieter undercurrents — jealousy, longing, the cost of pride — give it staying power beyond its genre surface.
Where & how to watch
In Sib Baraye To is available on K-Time with the original Persian audio — no subtitles needed. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone, wherever you are; no VPN required and no geo-blocking. Membership is flexible, with cancel-anytime terms.