Director: Bahman Goodarzi
Cast: Sepand Amirsoleimani, Yazdan Fotouhi, Sahar Ghoreishi
Sabt Ba Sanad Barabar Ast is a 2017 Iranian comedy-drama-adventure film directed by Bahman Goodarzi, following two individuals caught in an escalating tug-of-war over stolen money that spirals well beyond anything either of them planned.
What is Sabt Ba Sanad Barabar Ast about?
Kiarash and Maral stumble into possession of a sum of stolen money that neither of them has a rightful claim to. What follows is a relentless back-and-forth as each tries to outmaneuver the other — lifting the cash, losing it, and reclaiming it through increasingly desperate schemes. The film builds its comedy from the gap between the characters' ambitions and their repeated missteps, while a thread of consequence tightens around them. As the stakes climb and their plans unravel, both protagonists must confront what this cycle of theft is actually costing them.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Bahman Goodarzi. The lead roles are performed by Sepand Amirsoleimani, a familiar face in Iranian commercial cinema, alongside Yazdan Fotouhi and Sahar Ghoreishi. The three leads share the weight of a story driven almost entirely by character dynamic and comic timing, making their chemistry central to the film's energy.
Context & significance
Iranian comedy-dramas occupy a distinctive lane in Persian-language cinema — rooted in social observation, they use absurdist situations to expose everyday moral compromises. Sabt Ba Sanad Barabar Ast sits in this tradition, pairing laugh-out-loud set-pieces with a premise that carries an underlying ethical charge. For diaspora viewers, the film offers a slice of contemporary Iranian popular filmmaking: fast-paced, character-driven, and laced with the kind of sardonic wit that travels across borders. It is the sort of domestic hit that connects Persian-speaking audiences worldwide to the current pulse of cinema back home.
Where & how to watch
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