Director: Mohammad Matin Ojani
Cast: Hamed Ahangi, Hamidreza Dashti, Farkhondeh Farmanizadeh, Mehran Rajabi, Siavash Cheraghi Pour
Iran 68 is a 2020 Iranian comedy-family film directed by Mohammad Matin Ojani, following a forty-year-old man named Omid who has yet to find stable work and stumbles into the unfamiliar social world of Tehran's wealthier northern neighborhoods in search of a better life.
What is Iran 68 about?
Omid has reached his forties without much to show for it — no steady job, no clear direction, and growing pressure from everyone around him. Hoping to turn his luck around, he finds his way into a social circle in the upscale northern part of Tehran, a world very different from his own. What follows is a series of awkward, funny, and sometimes uncomfortable situations as Omid tries to fit in somewhere he was never meant to belong. The film uses his misadventures to gently probe class differences and the gap between ambition and circumstance in contemporary Iranian life.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Mohammad Matin Ojani and features a large ensemble cast led by Hamed Ahangi and Hamidreza Dashti in key roles. Farkhondeh Farmanizadeh, Mehran Rajabi, Siavash Cheraghi Pour, Majid Shahriari, Ali Kazemi, and Heshmatollah Aramideh round out the cast, each contributing to the comedy's lively social texture.
Context & significance
Iranian comedy films that place an ordinary man in the middle of class tensions have a long tradition in Persian cinema — think of the screwball social comedies that have remained popular with audiences at home and abroad for decades. Iran 68 fits squarely into this lineage: a relatable underdog navigating a world that operates by different rules. For diaspora viewers who grew up watching Iranian family comedies, the film offers familiar warmth with modern Tehran as its backdrop. Its portrait of economic frustration and social aspiration speaks to themes that resonate across generations of Iranian viewers, whether they are watching from Tehran, Toronto, or Los Angeles.
Where & how to watch
Iran 68 is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.