Director: Alireza Sabzevari
Cast: Pooya Amini, Rojan Ariamanesh, Shirin Bina
Raze Shabe Barani is a 2008 Iranian drama-crime film directed by Alireza Sabzevari, following a young physician who finds himself accused of murder while serving in a remote southern Iranian city, setting off a tense legal and moral ordeal that spans 83 minutes.
What is Raze Shabe Barani about?
Dr. Massoud Haddad has volunteered for a medical assignment in one of Iran's southern cities, far from the comfort of urban life. His sense of duty is abruptly interrupted when authorities charge him with the death of a local woman, Hanieh Afraei. As the case unfolds, Haddad must confront an unfamiliar justice system, community suspicion, and the weight of accusations he maintains are false. The film traces his struggle to establish the truth within an environment where social pressures and limited resources complicate every step toward exoneration. With each scene, the tension between institutional authority and individual innocence tightens.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Alireza Sabzevari. The lead role of Dr. Massoud Haddad is portrayed by Pooya Amini, supported by Rojan Ariamanesh and Shirin Bina in key roles. Sabzevari draws measured performances from his cast, keeping the emotional register grounded within the drama-crime framework the story demands.
Context & significance
Raze Shabe Barani sits within a strand of Iranian cinema that examines the relationship between the individual and institutional authority. Films in this tradition tend to favour procedural realism over melodrama, placing ordinary characters inside systems — legal, medical, social — that dwarf their personal agency. For diaspora viewers, this kind of story carries added resonance: the sense of navigating unfamiliar bureaucracy, of being far from home and dependent on the goodwill of strangers, is a recognisable experience. The film's southern Iranian setting also offers a window into a region of the country that rarely takes centre stage in Persian-language cinema, adding a layer of geographic specificity to its drama.
Where & how to watch
Raze Shabe Barani is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Stream on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.