Director: Shahram Asadi
Cast: Ezatollah Entezami, Alireza Shojanoori, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Mehdi Fathi
Rooze Vaghe'eh (روز واقعه) is a 1994 Iranian drama-fantasy film directed by Shahram Asadi, featuring a legendary cast of Iranian cinema veterans. On the eve of his wedding, a man is drawn away from celebration into a mysterious journey that tests the boundaries between duty, love, and an unseen world.
What is Rooze Vaghe'eh about?
Abdollah stands on the threshold of a long-awaited marriage, surrounded by family and the warmth of celebration. But as the wedding ceremony begins, distant cries for help reach his ears — sounds no one else seems to notice. Unable to ignore the call, Abdollah steps away from the celebration and into an uncertain journey. What unfolds is an encounter with forces beyond the ordinary, as he searches for the source of the cries and confronts questions about fate, obligation, and the nature of reality. The film unfolds like a parable, layering the everyday world of an Iranian wedding against something older and stranger lurking just beyond it.
Cast & crew
Director Shahram Asadi assembled a remarkable ensemble of beloved Iranian cinema figures. Ezatollah Entezami, one of Iran's most revered screen actors, leads the cast alongside Jamshid Mashayekhi and Mohammad Ali Keshavarz — giants of classical Persian film. Alireza Shojanoori, Mehdi Fathi, and Ladan Mostofi round out a cast that carries enormous weight for longtime fans of Iranian cinema.
Context & significance
Released in 1994, Rooze Vaghe'eh arrived during a period when Iranian cinema was earning international attention for its blend of poetic storytelling and grounded humanism. This film draws on the Persian literary tradition of the quest narrative — where an ordinary man is compelled into an extraordinary test — filtered through a distinctly Iranian sensibility of duty and spiritual unease. For diaspora viewers, the cast alone is a connection to a golden era of Persian film, with Entezami, Mashayekhi, and Keshavarz representing names that echo across generations of Iranian households. The drama-fantasy blend makes it a rare specimen: rooted in Iranian village life yet reaching toward allegory.
Where & how to watch
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