Before the biopic there was the nickname: 'Parviz Khan' is what Iranian football called Parviz Dehdari, the coach whose name became shorthand for doing the game honourably. Ali Saghafi's 2024 drama puts that reputation on screen, with veteran actor Saeed Poursamimi in the title role.
What is Parviz Khan about?
The film traces Dehdari's life from the touchlines of Iranian club football to the national team bench, framing him less through trophies than through the standards he refused to bend. As the first head coach in the history of Persepolis and later the man in charge of Iran's national side, he is shown managing dressing rooms, federations and his own conscience across eras that each pulled him in a different direction. Scenes from his private life — an ageing man, a long marriage, former players who never stopped calling — sit alongside reconstructions of his coaching years, building a portrait of a figure remembered as much for how he behaved as for how his teams played.
About the cast
Saeed Poursamimi, one of the most decorated performers of Iranian cinema, plays Dehdari in his later years, with Maryam Saadat and Khosro Ahmadi in the key supporting roles. Poursamimi's casting anchors the production: much of it rests on his stillness and the quiet authority he brings to a man of few words.
Context & significance
Parviz Khan was directed by Ali Saghafi and produced by the Owj Arts and Media Organization, reaching Iranian audiences in 2024 with a running time of about 110 minutes. Dehdari himself remains one of the most respected names in the country's football history — a coach associated with sportsmanship and principle, whose example is still cited by generations of Iranian players and managers. The production joins a recent wave of Iranian sports biopics revisiting figures from the national game's past, and it is classified across the biography, drama and sport genres.
Watching Parviz Khan on K-Time
You can stream Parviz Khan on K-Time in Persian, its original language. This page is freely readable; playback asks only that you log in with a K-Time account. For diaspora viewers following Iranian football history from abroad, the film comes with K-Time's Farsi-first interface and sits beside the platform's other Iranian dramas.