Director: Hamid Jebeli

Cast: Elizabet Amini, Hamid Jebeli, Soghra Karimi

Khabe Sefid is a 2002 Iranian comedy-drama film directed by Hamid Jebeli, exploring loneliness, routine, and an unlikely emotional attachment in contemporary Tehran through quiet, understated storytelling.

What is Khabe Sefid about?

Reza shares a modest home with his elderly father and spends his days working in a small shop that sells wedding decorations. Among the displayed merchandise, one particular bridal mannequin in the storefront window gradually becomes the focal point of his imagination and emotional world. When circumstances lead to the mannequin being removed from its place, Reza's mood shifts into a quiet melancholy that colors his daily existence. The film traces what unfolds in the days that follow — how a man whose life runs in narrow, predictable grooves responds when even that small anchor disappears, and what unexpected turns a very ordinary life can take.

Cast & crew

Director Hamid Jebeli also appears on screen in a central role, contributing a restrained, observational performance that suits the film's measured tone. Elizabet Amini and Soghra Karimi round out the principal cast, bringing warmth and texture to the domestic and everyday social world surrounding Reza.

Context & significance

Iranian cinema of the early 2000s produced a significant body of work focused on ordinary urban characters navigating quiet frustration and emotional displacement — a tradition Khabe Sefid fits naturally. For diaspora viewers, the film offers a window into a particular texture of Tehran daily life: small shops, aging parents, modest routines, and the way longing can attach itself to the most unexpected objects. The comedy-drama blend was well-established in Iranian cinema of this period, and Jebeli's approach emphasizes human observation over plot mechanics, making the film accessible to anyone familiar with that tradition.

Where & how to watch

Khabe Sefid is available to watch on K-Time in its original Persian audio. You can watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.