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.
About the cast
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.
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