Director: Mohammad Bagher Zanganeh
Cast: Siroos Meimanat, Paria Shakari, Yousef Sayadi, Iman Safa, Mehdi Aminikhah
Pa Gachi is a 2023 Iranian comedy-drama film directed by Mohammad Bagher Zanganeh, following a father and daughter whose mounting financial pressures push them toward an unlikely series of car thefts that spiral into an increasingly precarious situation.
What is Pa Gachi about?
When a cash-strapped father sees no conventional way out of his family's financial bind, he and his teenage daughter resort to stealing cars — a plan that begins with clumsy, almost farcical missteps. What starts as a desperate improvisation quickly draws them into a web of complications far beyond anything they had anticipated. The film tracks their shifting dynamic as the stakes climb and the comedy of errors gives way to genuine danger, testing the limits of loyalty, parenting, and survival under pressure. Without ever losing its light touch, the story keeps the audience guessing how far these two will go — and at what cost to each other.
Cast & crew
Director Mohammad Bagher Zanganeh shapes the film around a grounded, character-driven dynamic. Siroos Meimanat leads as the father, with Paria Shakari as his daughter. The ensemble is rounded out by Yousef Sayadi, Iman Safa, and Mehdi Aminikhah, each adding texture to the world the two protagonists stumble through.
Context & significance
Iranian family comedies occupy a beloved corner of Persian cinema, balancing warm domestic observation with social commentary on everyday economic pressures. Pa Gachi fits squarely within that tradition — using the father-daughter relationship as both emotional anchor and comic engine. For diaspora viewers who grew up watching Persian family films that mixed laughter with real stakes, this 2023 release offers familiar rhythms: the harried parent, the sharp teenager, and a plan that makes sense only when you are desperate enough. At 81 minutes it moves briskly, and the comedy-drama blend keeps tone from tipping into either pure slapstick or unrelenting grimness.
Where & how to watch
Pa Gachi is available to stream on K-Time in its original Persian audio. Watch on the web, your smart TV, or your phone — no extra download, no VPN, and no geo-blocking. Subscription includes the full catalog; cancel anytime.