Director: Pejman Teymourtash
Cast: Sajad Afsharian, Borzoo Arjmand, Amin Esfandiar, Faeze Alavi, Donya Madani
Moftabad is a 2019 Iranian comedy film directed by Pejman Teymourtash, following five young men sharing a cramped rental in Tehran whose chaotic cohabitation spirals into full disorder once an unexpected visitor arrives and upends every fragile routine they had managed to build.
What is Moftabad about?
Five young men share a rented apartment in Tehran, each wrestling with his own personal headaches — money troubles, family pressure, and the ordinary friction of too many lives in too little space. The house has reached an uneasy equilibrium until Rasool's wife unexpectedly shows up to stay. Her presence reshuffles every arrangement the housemates had quietly settled into, turning domestic quirks into open conflicts and forcing each man to confront what he has been avoiding. The film finds its comedy in the collision of stubborn personalities under one roof, where every attempted solution only multiplies the chaos.
Cast & crew
Director Pejman Teymourtash guides an ensemble that includes Sajad Afsharian and Borzoo Arjmand as two of the clashing housemates, alongside Amin Esfandiar, Faeze Alavi, and Donya Madani. Arjmand is a familiar face in Iranian popular cinema, and the ensemble dynamic here leans heavily on the chemistry between the male leads and the disrupting newcomer.
Context & significance
Iranian ensemble comedies built around shared housing have long reflected real social pressures — the cost of living in Tehran, delayed independence, and the friction that builds when young adults are forced by circumstance to share cramped quarters. Moftabad taps this universally recognizable premise and gives it a domestic-invasion twist that Persian-speaking audiences abroad will find instantly relatable. For the diaspora, films like this serve as a warm, low-stakes window back into the everyday textures of Tehran life: the noise, the negotiations, and the humor that survives the grind. At ninety minutes it moves quickly and stays light.
Where & how to watch
Moftabad is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on the web, on your Android TV, or on your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, no extra download needed. Start a subscription and cancel anytime.