Director: Alireza Samadi
Cast: Azade Samadi, Hamed Komaily, Ghazal Shakeri, Mehran Ahmadi, Masoud Karamati
Revayate Natamame Cinama is a 2023 Iranian drama film directed by Alireza Samadi, following a respected sociologist whose quiet family life is thrown into turmoil after a photograph of him spreads across social media, forcing him to confront the fragility of reputation and the weight of public perception in a digital age.
What is Revayate Natamame Cinama about?
Dr. Arash Samin holds a distinguished position as a sociology professor, sharing a stable and loving home with his physician wife and their young daughter. The family's ordered world begins to fracture when an image of him surfaces online and rapidly circulates through social networks. What starts as a minor digital incident quickly escalates, touching every corner of his professional standing and domestic harmony. As rumor and speculation take on a life of their own, Arash must decide how to respond — and whether honesty, silence, or confrontation can preserve what he values most. The film builds its tension through intimate domestic scenes rather than dramatic set pieces, grounding the stakes in everyday Iranian family life.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Alireza Samadi and led by Azade Samadi and Hamed Komaily as the central couple navigating the crisis. Supporting performances come from Ghazal Shakeri, Mehran Ahmadi, and Masoud Karamati, who collectively populate the social and professional circles that press against the family from the outside.
Context & significance
Iranian social drama has long used the family unit as a lens for examining broader societal pressures — from class and gender expectations to the reach of institutional judgment. Revayate Natamame Cinama fits squarely within this tradition, updating it for the smartphone era where a single image can travel faster than any denial. For diaspora viewers who have watched digital culture reshape relationships both in Iran and in their adopted countries, the story will feel immediately recognizable. The film's Family and Social genre tags signal a drama concerned less with plot mechanics than with the quiet devastation that misunderstanding — or deliberate misreading — can inflict on people who believed they had built something solid.
Where & how to watch
Revayate Natamame Cinama is available on K-Time with Persian audio — no dubbing needed, as this is an original Persian-language production. Stream directly in your browser, on your TV, or on your phone with no VPN required and no geo-blocking. Cancel anytime.