Director: Alireza Amini
Cast: Majid Salehi, Hadi Kazemi, Borzoo Arjmand, Mohammadreza Hedayati, Pejman Jamshidi
Man Divaneh Nistam (I'm Not Crazy) is a 2016 Iranian comedy film directed by Alireza Amini, set inside a psychiatric sanatorium in northern Iran. The film follows a group of patients whose daily lives, personalities, and interactions form the comic heart of the story.
What is Man Divaneh Nistam about?
Inside a sanatorium somewhere in the lush green north of Iran, a cast of psychiatric patients goes about their routines — arguing, scheming, daydreaming, and occasionally forming unlikely friendships. The institution's staff struggle to maintain order as each patient's idiosyncrasies collide in absurd and humorous ways. The film observes its characters with a light touch, building a series of comic vignettes that reveal the small dignities and frustrations of people living on the margins of everyday society. No single dramatic event drives the plot; instead, the rhythm of institutional life itself becomes the source of gentle, recurring comedy.
Cast & crew
The film stars Majid Salehi, Hadi Kazemi, Borzoo Arjmand, Mohammadreza Hedayati, and Pejman Jamshidi — a mix of established Iranian comedy and drama actors. Director Alireza Amini draws ensemble performances from a group known in Iranian cinema for broad character work, anchoring the sanatorium setting with recognizable faces from domestic television and film.
Context & significance
Iranian comedy films set in institutional or closed-community spaces have a long tradition of using the ensemble format to examine social dynamics through humor. Man Divaneh Nistam fits into this genre lineage, using the sanatorium as a contained world where ordinary social rules are gently scrambled. For diaspora viewers, these ensemble comedies often carry nostalgic weight — recognizable comedic actors, regional settings in northern Iran, and a style of humor rooted in everyday Persian social interaction. The film's 85-minute runtime keeps the tone breezy rather than dramatic.
Where & how to watch
Man Divaneh Nistam is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start or cancel anytime.