Director: Mohammadreza Haj Mohammad Hosseini
Nan Gozideha is a 2017 Iranian documentary directed by Mohammadreza Haj Mohammad Hosseini, running approximately 45 minutes. The film presents a visual record of labor unrest in the city of Arak, focusing on the economic and social upheaval that followed the privatization of major industrial facilities in the region.
What is Nan Gozideha about?
The documentary centers on the workers of Arak's heavy-industry sector, particularly those employed at large manufacturing plants that were transferred from public to private ownership. As these facilities changed hands, thousands of workers faced job losses, unpaid wages, and an uncertain future. The film follows these individuals as they attempt to protect their livelihoods, capturing the daily pressures on families and communities that had depended on stable industrial employment for generations. Without dramatization, the camera observes the human cost of structural economic shifts — the rallies, the waiting, the conversations between workers trying to make sense of what has happened to their workplaces and their lives. The result is a ground-level portrait of a community navigating uncertainty.
Cast & crew
Nan Gozideha was directed by Mohammadreza Haj Mohammad Hosseini, who serves as filmmaker and documentarian on this project. The film does not feature a traditional cast; its subjects are the workers and community members of Arak whose stories form the backbone of the documentary. No additional credited crew or on-screen contributors are listed in the available production information.
Context & significance
For Iranian diaspora audiences, Nan Gozideha offers a window into a chapter of Iran's industrial history that received limited coverage in mainstream media. The privatization of state-owned manufacturing enterprises during the 2000s and 2010s created significant social disruption in cities like Arak, where heavy industry had long been the economic foundation of entire neighborhoods. Documentary filmmaking in Iran has a strong tradition of bearing witness to working-class experience, and this film situates itself within that lineage. For viewers who grew up in or near industrial cities in Iran, or whose families worked in such sectors, the film provides a factual and unmediated account of conditions on the ground during a period of major economic restructuring.
Where & how to watch
Nan Gozideha is available to stream on K-Time. The film is in Persian with no separate dubbing; watch on the web, your television, or your phone — no extra download required, no VPN needed, no geo-blocking. Cancel anytime.