Director: Ali Abdolalizadeh
Cast: Reza Fayazi, Nasrollah Radesh, Ali Gharib, Afsaneh Naseri, Mehdi Aminikhah
Jazr Va Mad is a 2022 Iranian drama-comedy series directed by Ali Abdolalizadeh, following a southern-born man navigating family upheaval and unexpected displacement as he attempts to rebuild his life from the ground up in his ancestral hometown of Ahvaz.
What is Jazr Va Mad about?
Latif, a man with roots in southern Iran, has built a modest life with his wife and children in Tehran. When a scheme leaves him dispossessed of his home, he has no path forward but to return to Ahvaz, to the house where he grew up. Back in familiar yet changed surroundings, Latif confronts old family dynamics, neighborhood ties, and the gap between the city life he left behind and the southern traditions still alive in his father's home. The series charts his attempt to stabilize his household and find a new footing, balancing comedy with the pressures of starting over.
Cast & crew
The series is directed by Ali Abdolalizadeh. The ensemble cast includes Reza Fayazi and Nasrollah Radesh in prominent roles, alongside Ali Gharib, Afsaneh Naseri, Mehdi Aminikhah, Khashayar Rad, Abbad Mahboob, and Hamid Lolaiy, forming a broad company that brings the southern Iranian community setting to life.
Context & significance
Jazr Va Mad belongs to a strand of Iranian television drama that draws on the cultural and social textures of the Persian Gulf south — a region whose dialect, customs, and rhythms differ markedly from Tehran. For diaspora viewers, this kind of story carries a particular resonance: the push and pull between a cosmopolitan centre and the hometown left behind mirrors experiences shared across generations of Iranians who moved between cities or emigrated. The comedy-drama blending is characteristic of a long tradition in Iranian serialized storytelling, where everyday hardship is examined through warmth and wit rather than melodrama.
Where & how to watch
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