Director: Borzou Niknejad
Cast: Pejman Jamshidi, Mohsen Kiayee, Bahareh Kian Afshar, Ra'na Azadivar, Houman Barghnavard
Looneh Zanboor is a 2018 Iranian comedy film directed by Borzou Niknejad, starring Pejman Jamshidi and Mohsen Kiayee as two bumbling small-time thieves whose poorly hatched scheme spirals into one chaotic misadventure after another, delivering broad physical comedy for Persian-speaking audiences.
What is Looneh Zanboor about?
Two petty crooks — played by Jamshidi and Kiayee — convince themselves that one clever heist is all they need to turn their luck around. Their plan, assembled from half-baked ideas and misplaced confidence, falls apart almost immediately upon execution. What follows is a chain of blunders, mistaken identities, and escalating complications that drag in a colorful cast of characters, including the women in their lives played by Bahareh Kian Afshar and Ra'na Azadivar. Each attempt to salvage the situation only deepens the hole they are digging, and the two men find themselves running in circles while the world around them seems determined to make things worse. The film keeps its tone light and farcical throughout, leaning on the chemistry between its leads to carry the humor.
Cast & crew
Pejman Jamshidi and Mohsen Kiayee are among the most familiar faces in Iranian popular comedy, frequently cast together in broad comedic roles where their contrasting screen energies play well off each other. Bahareh Kian Afshar and Ra'na Azadivar bring the female leads, while Houman Barghnavard rounds out the ensemble. Borzou Niknejad directs.
Context & significance
Looneh Zanboor sits firmly within the tradition of Persian slapstick buddy comedies that have been a staple of Iranian commercial cinema for decades. For diaspora audiences, this genre carries a particular warmth — the broad humor, the familiar Tehran settings, and the recognizable character types all connect to memories of watching Iranian films with family. Films like this travel well precisely because the comedy is rooted in shared cultural shorthand: the well-meaning fool, the elaborate plan that was never going to work, the chaos that follows. It is the kind of film that works as a communal watch, best enjoyed with people who share the same cultural frame of reference.
Where & how to watch
Looneh Zanboor is available on K-Time in its original Persian audio. No Persian dubbing or subtitles are included with this title. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.