Director: Dariush Mehrjui

Cast: Hamed Behdad, Homayoun Ershadi, Kianush Gerami, Mitra Hajjar, Leila Hatami

Narenji Poosh is a 2012 Iranian comedy-drama film directed by Dariush Mehrjui, following a successful professional photographer whose encounter with a simple book about nature and environmental care sets off an unexpected and life-altering transformation that puts everything he holds dear at risk.

What is Narenji Poosh about?

Hamed Aban is a well-established photographer living a comfortable urban life when his son's teacher hands him a book about the natural world and humanity's responsibility to care for it. The text resonates with Hamed so deeply that he abandons his photography career, dons a municipal worker's orange vest, and joins the city's street-cleaning crews. When his wife returns from Europe, she is shocked and furious at what she finds. Unwilling to accept his new identity, she pressures him relentlessly to reclaim his old profession. As Hamed holds firm, the tension between his quiet conviction and her dismay escalates into a marital crisis that will force the family to confront what they truly value.

Cast & crew

Director Dariush Mehrjui, one of the founding voices of Iranian New Wave cinema, brings his characteristic humanism to this story. Hamed Behdad and Leila Hatami lead the cast, joined by Homayoun Ershadi, Mitra Hajjar, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Kianush Gerami, and Omid Roohani — an ensemble that anchors the film's quieter emotional register.

Context & significance

For diaspora viewers, Narenji Poosh offers a uniquely Iranian take on the question of what it means to live with integrity in a modern city. Mehrjui frames urban alienation not through cynicism but through the gentle, almost absurdist lens that made his earlier work beloved. The film speaks to anyone who has felt the friction between personal conviction and social expectation — a tension especially familiar to Iranians navigating identity abroad. The orange suit becomes a symbol richer than it first appears: visibility, humility, and a quiet refusal to perform the life others expect.

Where & how to watch

Narenji Poosh is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Start watching anytime and cancel anytime.