Director: Muhammad Bozorgnia
Cast: Majid Mozaffari, Jamshid Jahanzadeh, Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi, Fatemeh Goudarzi, Ezzatolah Entezami
Jange Naftkesh'ha is a 1994 Iranian war film directed by Muhammad Bozorgnia, set during the Iran-Iraq War and following a courageous young tanker captain who attempts to navigate a fully loaded oil vessel through heavily contested waters to reach an overseas destination.
What is Jange Naftkesh'ha about?
The film unfolds against the backdrop of the bitter Iran-Iraq War, when Iraqi forces were mounting relentless assaults on Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. At the center of the story stands a young, determined captain who volunteers for an extraordinarily dangerous mission: steering a massive oil tanker through enemy-patrolled sea lanes to deliver its precious cargo abroad. The crew he leads must confront not only the constant threat of military attack but also the psychological weight of isolation, fear, and divided loyalties aboard the vessel. As the journey stretches on, the men are forced to make choices that test their courage, their unity, and their sense of duty to a nation at war.
Cast & crew
Majid Mozaffari leads the cast as the young captain, supported by Jamshid Jahanzadeh and Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi. Veteran screen presence Ezzatolah Entezami brings gravitas to the ensemble, while Fatemeh Goudarzi and Zhale Olov round out a cast assembled from some of Iranian cinema's most respected talents of the early 1990s.
Context & significance
Films about the Iran-Iraq War occupy a distinct and deeply resonant place in Iranian cinema. Produced in 1994, roughly a decade after the ceasefire, Jange Naftkesh'ha belongs to a wave of productions that sought to honor the sacrifices of ordinary Iranians — merchant mariners, soldiers, and civilians — who kept the country's vital oil trade alive under fire. For diaspora viewers who lived through that era or grew up hearing family stories from it, the film carries an intimate historical weight that goes beyond war-movie conventions. It documents a largely unsung theater of the conflict: the tanker war in the Gulf, where economic survival and military strategy converged on the open sea.
Where & how to watch
Jange Naftkesh'ha is available on K-Time in its original Persian audio. Stream it on any browser, Android TV, or Android phone — no extra download required, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.