Director: Afshin Hashemi
Cast: Afshin Hashemi, Shabnam Moghadami, Aysan Hadad
Khodahafez Dokhtar Shirazi is a 2020 Iranian comedy-drama-romance film directed by and starring Afshin Hashemi. Loosely inspired by the classic stage premise of two strangers forced to share a home, it tells a warm, witty story set against the distinctive backdrop of Iranian city life and cultural clash.
What is Khodahafez Dokhtar Shirazi about?
Nasim is a good-natured young man from Abadan who arrives in the city hunting for a place to stay. Shabnam is a widow raising her young daughter on her own, carefully guarding her independence. Through a mix-up, both end up holding a lease on the same apartment. Neither is willing to back down, so they strike an uneasy truce — sharing the space while struggling to share anything else. As daily friction gives way to grudging understanding, the two begin to see past their differences. The question is whether that understanding can grow into something warmer before one of them walks out the door.
Cast & crew
Director Afshin Hashemi also takes the lead role as Nasim, bringing an easy charm to the fish-out-of-water southerner. Shabnam Moghadami plays the guarded widow Shabnam with quiet wit and emotional depth, while Aysan Hadad gives a natural, affecting performance as her young daughter — the moral anchor of the household.
Context & significance
Iranian romantic comedies have a long tradition of using the shared-space premise — two characters from different worlds thrown together by circumstance — to explore class, regional identity, and the slow dissolution of prejudice. Khodahafez Dokhtar Shirazi fits squarely in that lineage while grounding its comedy in recognisably Iranian textures: the bureaucratic shuffle of renting, the weight of widowhood in a conservative social landscape, and the stubborn pride that marks both a southern city boy and a fiercely self-reliant Tehran woman. For diaspora viewers, the regional accents, the apartment dynamics, and the gentle battle of wills carry a comforting familiarity that translates across borders.
Where & how to watch
Khodahafez Dokhtar Shirazi is available on K-Time in its original Persian audio. Stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start watching today and cancel anytime.