Director: Parvaneh Zahedi
Cast: Azadeh Riazi, Babak Noori, Manoochehr Alipoor, Mehdi Sabaee, Sima Khezr Abadi
Jome, 2 Bad az Zohr is a 2020 Iranian drama film directed by Parvaneh Zahedi, running approximately 100 minutes. It follows a gifted young engineer confronting a frightening medical diagnosis while attempting to rebuild meaning in a life he has long neglected — and the unexpected woman who alters his path.
What is Jome, 2 Bad az Zohr about?
Kasra is a celebrated international designer whose professional achievements have come at the cost of personal emptiness. When doctors raise the possibility of a brain tumor, he is forced to confront the hollow years he has spent chasing career milestones at the expense of real human connection. Sharareh, a sharp and principled designer at his firm, crosses into his personal story in a way neither of them anticipated. She sets a condition — one that sounds simple on the surface but quietly reshapes everything Kasra thought he understood about himself, about time, and about what still matters when the future feels uncertain.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Parvaneh Zahedi and features a strong ensemble anchored by Azadeh Riazi and Babak Noori in the two central roles. Manoochehr Alipoor, Mehdi Sabaee, and Sima Khezr Abadi round out the supporting cast, lending the drama an intimate, grounded texture that keeps the focus on emotional consequence rather than spectacle.
Context & significance
Iranian cinema has a long tradition of character-driven dramas that use private crisis as a lens for examining how modern Iranians balance ambition, relationships, and identity. Jome, 2 Bad az Zohr sits firmly in that lineage — its title (Friday, Two in the Afternoon) evoking a specific, quiet hour when personal reckoning tends to arrive uninvited. For diaspora viewers, the film's themes of delayed living and the weight of professional success over personal fulfilment carry particular resonance: many Iranian families abroad wrestle with the same trade-offs, and seeing them rendered honestly on screen in Persian is both comforting and clarifying.
Where & how to watch
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