Modire Madrese is a 2023 Iranian short drama film directed by Mikail Dayani, centred on the principal of a girls' high school who must decide how to respond when three of her students become involved in street protests. A compact, character-driven work running fifteen minutes.
What is Modire Madrese about?
Three young women attending the same girls' high school find themselves at a turning point after taking part in street protests, and the school's principal must decide how to respond to what they have done. 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 cast, letting the emotional weight accumulate through restrained, observational storytelling. The school setting becomes a charged space where the girls and their principal must weigh loyalty and responsibility against the pressures closing in around them. The outcome of their situation is left to unfold with deliberate patience.
About the cast
Director Mikail Dayani leads a cast anchored by Fateme Neishabouri as the school principal, with Maryam Mashhour and Shuka Doltshahi in the other leading roles. 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, observational Iranian storytelling.
Watching Modire Madrese on Ktime
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