Director: Syrous Hassanpour
Cast: Mehdi Faghieh, Salimeh Rangzan, Alireza Osivand, Mirtaher Mazloumi
Morvarid is a 2020 Iranian drama-family film directed by Syrous Hassanpour, running 83 minutes. Set in Iran, the film follows ordinary characters through emotional currents of family life, belonging, and quiet personal struggle — hallmarks of the intimate domestic storytelling tradition in Persian cinema.
What is Morvarid about?
A young girl named Morvarid — Pearl — grows up in a household shaped by hardship and unspoken tensions. As family members navigate their private griefs and daily obligations, small moments accumulate into something larger: questions of identity, loyalty, and what it means to protect those you love. Hassanpour keeps the camera close to faces and domestic spaces, allowing the audience to read what characters cannot say aloud. The film avoids melodrama, trusting silence and gesture over exposition. By the final act the weight of ordinary life has been rendered with clarity and care, leaving room for the viewer to bring their own experience to the story.
Cast & crew
Director Syrous Hassanpour brings a patient, observational approach shaped by years working within Iran's socially conscious film tradition. Lead actor Mehdi Faghieh anchors the story's emotional core, while Salimeh Rangzan, Alireza Osivand, and Mirtaher Mazloumi round out an ensemble that keeps the human scale of the drama believable and unaffected.
Context & significance
Iranian family dramas occupy a singular space in world cinema — low on spectacle, high on emotional precision. Morvarid fits within a lineage of Persian films that locate profound themes inside the confined geography of the home: the kitchen, the courtyard, the shared meal. For diaspora viewers, this register carries extra resonance. Watching families manage silence, obligation, and love across generations mirrors experiences many Persian-speaking households abroad recognize from their own lives. The film's title — Pearl — signals the quiet value placed on what is often unseen, a metaphor that runs through the entire work.
Where & how to watch
Morvarid is available to stream on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Cancel anytime.