Norooz is an Iranian drama film set against the backdrop of the Persian New Year, exploring the emotional currents, family tensions, and unspoken hopes that surface when relatives gather for the most significant celebration in the Iranian calendar.
What is Norooz about?
As the Persian New Year approaches, the film follows members of an Iranian family navigating unresolved grievances and shifting relationships. Old wounds reopen when generations come together under one roof, yet the promise of a new beginning — embedded in the very ritual of Norooz — quietly presses each character toward change. The story unfolds in the intimate spaces of home life: the preparation of the haft-seen table, shared meals, and charged silences that carry more meaning than words. Rather than resolving everything neatly, the film honors the complexity of familial love and the particular bittersweet mood that marks the Persian New Year, when looking backward and forward happen simultaneously.
Cast & crew
Detailed cast and director information for this title is not publicly cataloged in our records. What is known is that the production is an Iranian domestic drama with the emotional register and domestic setting characteristic of socially aware Persian cinema, performed in Farsi with the cultural specificity that resonates deeply with diaspora audiences.
Context & significance
Norooz — the Persian New Year falling on the spring equinox — is the emotional and cultural axis of Iranian life, observed by families across Iran and throughout the global diaspora. Films centered on Norooz carry a built-in poignancy for viewers living abroad: the holiday is both a source of warmth and a marker of distance from home. Iranian cinema has a long tradition of using family gatherings as a lens for social observation, and a Norooz-set drama draws on that lineage while speaking directly to diaspora viewers who celebrate the holiday far from extended family. For Persian-speaking communities in North America, Europe, and Australia, watching this kind of film around the new year has become a meaningful ritual in itself.
Where & how to watch
Norooz is available on K-Time with Persian audio. You can watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no extra download, no geo-blocking. Subscription is flexible and you can cancel anytime.