Director: Majid Amini
Cast: Mahyar pourbabaei, Romisa Taheri, Rozhin Shams, Sareh Rashidi
Kharaash is a 2023 Iranian drama short film directed by Majid Amini, following two women whose plan to reach the airport unexpectedly sets them on an entirely different path through the city.
What is Kharaash about?
Leila and Dorsa set out together with a single clear purpose: to get to the airport in time to say goodbye to Dorsa's father before his departure. Along the way, something unforeseen intervenes and redirects their journey. What begins as a straightforward errand transforms into an unplanned experience that neither woman anticipated. The film stays close to its two central figures, watching how they respond when circumstances strip away the routine and expose the texture of an ordinary afternoon turned uncertain.
Cast & crew
Kharaash is directed by Majid Amini. The film's lead performances come from Mahyar Pourbabaei and Romisa Taheri, with supporting roles from Rozhin Shams and Sareh Rashidi. The cast brings a naturalistic quality to a small-scale story, grounding the film's brief running time in recognizable, everyday Iranian life.
Context & significance
Short films have long served as an incubator for Iranian cinema, giving emerging directors the space to develop a personal voice within tight constraints. Kharaash fits within this tradition: a compact drama built on two women navigating a disrupted plan. For diaspora viewers, the film's Tehran backdrop and its focus on the small friction of daily life — a missed route, a goodbye, a detour — carries a particular resonance. Iranian short-form drama often finds its power precisely in what it withholds, letting the unspoken carry emotional weight. At eleven minutes, Kharaash is built for a single sitting and rewards patient attention.
Where & how to watch
Kharaash 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.