Director: Bahman Ark, Bahram Ark
Cast: Javad Ghamati, Fatemeh Masoudifar, Mahmoud Nazaralian, Narges Delaram, Naser Hashemi
Poost is a 2020 Iranian drama-horror film co-directed by Bahman Ark and Bahram Ark, blending supernatural dread with family trauma in a story that unfolds across generations. Clocking in at ninety minutes, this genre-crossing work stands out within contemporary Persian cinema for its willingness to root horror in guilt and ancestral consequence.
What is Poost about?
A young man lives with the mounting weight of a family secret he has never fully understood. When his mother falls under threat from malevolent supernatural forces — ancient jinns stirred by old transgressions — he is pulled into a reckoning with the hidden sins of his bloodline. As each layer of the past surfaces, the boundary between the living world and something far older and darker begins to dissolve. The film keeps its protagonist and the audience in the same position: discovering the curse's origin only as the present danger grows more urgent and inescapable.
Cast & crew
The film is co-directed by the Ark brothers, Bahman and Bahram, who share the creative vision behind the project. The ensemble features Javad Ghamati and Fatemeh Masoudifar in central roles, with Mahmoud Nazaralian, Narges Delaram, Naser Hashemi, Ashiq Vali Abdi, Hadi Eftekharzade, and Ebrahim Dehghan Zadeh rounding out the cast across key supporting and character parts.
Context & significance
Iranian supernatural cinema has a long tradition of weaving jinn mythology into domestic drama — from rural folklore to urban anxieties — and Poost sits firmly in that lineage. For diaspora viewers, the film offers something beyond genre entertainment: it frames the inherited wounds of family life, the things parents never confess and children nonetheless carry, in the language of horror. Persian-speaking audiences abroad, many of whom grew up hearing jinn stories from grandparents, will find the cultural register immediately familiar even as the film uses those references to explore shame, silence, and the price of unresolved guilt across generations. It is a domestic ghost story in the truest sense.
Where & how to watch
Poost is available to stream on K-Time with the original Persian audio. No VPN is required and there is no geo-blocking, so you can watch from anywhere on the web, on your TV, or on your phone. Subscription plans include a cancel-anytime option.