Director: Masud Kimiai

Cast: Mohammad Reza Forutan, Bahram Radan, Poulad Kimiayi

Sarbazhaye Jomeh (Soldiers of Friday) is a 2004 Iranian drama film directed by Masud Kimiai, following four young conscripts whose one sanctioned day of leave in the city unravels into a chain of events that permanently reshapes who they are.

What is Sarbazhaye+Jomeh+ about?

Four enlisted men are granted a Friday pass into the city under their commander's watch — a rare window of civilian life amid military routine. What begins as an ordinary outing quickly spirals when each soldier's personal history, desires, and loyalties come into conflict with a city that does not stand still for them. By the time dusk falls, the Friday that was meant to be a brief escape has forced each man to confront choices he cannot undo. The film follows all four arcs simultaneously, weaving their separate experiences into a single day that carries the weight of years.

Cast & crew

Masud Kimiai, one of Iran's most enduring New Wave directors, helms the film with the muscular, street-level realism that marks his best work. Mohammad Reza Forutan and Bahram Radan — both prominent names in Iranian cinema of the 2000s — lead the ensemble alongside Poulad Kimiayi, drawing performances rooted in restrained intensity.

Context & significance

For diaspora viewers, Sarbazhaye Jomeh lands in a recognizable tradition of Iranian male ensemble dramas that use the military setting not for war spectacle but as a pressure cooker for identity and class. Kimiai built his reputation through films that take working-class Iranian men seriously on their own terms — their loyalties, their codes, their contradictions. A single-day structure keeps the tension taut and the character work economical, making this a grounded companion piece to the broader Kimiai filmography that many in the diaspora grew up with.

Where & how to watch

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