In che filme iranieh — dar mored chiye?

It is a 1984 Iranian moral drama about a young man who receives foreknowledge of the Iran-Iraq War and uses it to hoard goods for profit, only to lose everything that truly matters to him.

Koja mitoonam Mardi ke ziad midanest ro online bebinam?

You can watch it on K-Time directly through the web browser or the K-Time app on your TV or Android phone. No VPN is needed, and the film streams from K-Time's own servers.

Does this film have Persian subtitles or dubbing?

The film plays in its original Persian-language audio. No separate dubbing or subtitle track is currently available on K-Time for this title.

Is Mardi ke ziad midanest suitable for diaspora viewers who did not live through the Iran-Iraq War?

Yes. While the wartime setting adds historical depth, the story is a universal moral fable about greed and integrity, accessible and meaningful regardless of personal or generational connection to that era.

Mardi ke ziad midanest

Name: Mardi ke ziad midanest
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Enayat Shafiee, Jafar Vali, Morteza Ahmadi

Director: Yadollah Samadi

Cast: Enayat Shafiee, Jafar Vali, Morteza Ahmadi

Mardi ke ziad midanest is a 1984 Iranian drama film directed by Yadollah Samadi, following a troubled young man who gains a fateful glimpse into the future and must choose between integrity and greed. Set against the backdrop of the Iran-Iraq War, it is a moral fable rooted in the turbulence of early revolutionary Iran.

What is Mardi ke ziad midanest about?

Mehraban is a discontented young office worker who feels trapped by the hardships of everyday life. A chance encounter with an enigmatic elderly figure dressed entirely in black changes everything. The stranger offers Mehraban a deal: seize your opportunities wisely and your desires will be fulfilled. As proof, the old man hands him a newspaper bearing a date three months ahead, its headlines already reporting the coming war with Iraq. Armed with advance knowledge, Mehraban begins buying up scarce goods and stockpiling them, then selling at inflated wartime prices. Wealth arrives quickly, but at a steep cost — his fiancée walks away, friendships dissolve, and his own conscience grows heavier with each transaction. The mysterious stranger reappears to deliver a reckoning, warning that Mehraban has squandered a rare privilege and become something far worse than poor.

Cast & crew

The film is directed by Yadollah Samadi, a veteran of Iranian pre-revolutionary and post-revolutionary cinema. The central role of Mehraban is carried by Enayat Shafiee, supported by Jafar Vali and Morteza Ahmadi in key supporting parts. The ensemble brings the moral weight of the story to life through restrained, character-driven performances.

Context & significance

Released in 1984, just a few years into the Iran-Iraq War, this film speaks directly to anxieties that were painfully real for Iranian audiences of the time: profiteering, moral compromise under wartime scarcity, and the corrosive pull of sudden wealth. For the Iranian diaspora, the film carries an added layer of meaning — it preserves a snapshot of life on the home front during a defining and devastating chapter in modern Iranian history. The allegorical structure, with its mysterious stranger functioning almost as a folkloric device, places the story in a long tradition of Persian moral tales where material temptation is weighed against personal honor. Viewers who lived through or were shaped by memories of the 1980s will find the period detail and social texture especially resonant.

Where & how to watch

Mardi ke ziad midanest is available to stream on K-Time in its original Persian audio without subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and no extra download needed. Subscribe and cancel anytime.