Director: Mikail Dayani

Cast: Fateme Neishabouri, Maryam Mashhour, Shuka Doltshahi, Mohammad Movaheddnia, Tima Taqizadeh

Modire Madrese is a 2023 Iranian short drama film directed by Mikail Dayani, following three female high school students whose choices set them on a path that brings them into direct tension with the authority of their school principal. A compact, character-driven work running fifteen minutes.

What is Modire Madrese about?

Three young women attending the same high school find themselves at a turning point. Bound together by a shared decision, they must face the consequences of their actions within the school environment. The film unfolds as a series of quiet confrontations — between youth and institution, individual will and collective expectation. Dayani keeps the camera close to his young cast, letting the emotional weight accumulate through restrained, observational storytelling. The school setting becomes a charged space where the girls must weigh loyalty to one another against the pressures closing in around them. The outcome of their situation is left to unfold with deliberate patience.

Cast & crew

Director Mikail Dayani leads a cast anchored by Fateme Neishabouri, Maryam Mashhour, and Shuka Doltshahi as the three central students. Supporting roles are filled by Mohammad Movaheddnia, Tima Taqizadeh, Roujina Ebrahimi, Mohammad Ghassemi, and Yasaman Mohammadian. The ensemble is drawn entirely from Iranian talent, working in a tight, short-form production format.

Context & significance

Short drama has long served as a vital training ground and artistic outlet in Iranian cinema, allowing filmmakers to pursue personal, socially observed stories within limited production constraints. Modire Madrese belongs to a tradition of Iranian school-set films that use the classroom and administration as a microcosm of broader social dynamics. For diaspora viewers, such films offer a window into the lived realities of adolescence in contemporary Iran — the texture of school corridors, the weight of institutional authority, and the bonds that form between young women navigating shared pressures. At fifteen minutes, the film rewards attentive viewers who appreciate measured, dialogue-light Iranian storytelling.

Where & how to watch

Modire Madrese is available on K-Time. The film is in original Persian audio without subtitles. Watch it on your browser, TV, or phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.