Director: Hosein Javanbakhsh
Cast: Parviz Parastavi, Asghar Mohebbi, Manouchehr Oliaei, Hormoz Sirati, Mehdi Ariannejad
Sazmane 4 is a 1987 Iranian Film Farsi action thriller directed by Hosein Javanbakhsh, set against the backdrop of Iran's anti-narcotics struggle. The film follows a young man who abandons his university path to infiltrate a dangerous heroin distribution network operating between Ramsar and Tehran.
What is Sazmane 4 about?
When Agha Reza, a mid-level figure in Ramsar's heroin distribution chain, turns against the traffickers after his nephew is murdered, the smugglers silence him permanently. His son Hossein, living in Tehran, learns of his father's fate and refuses to let the network go untouched. Together with Nasser, a trusted friend who works for the revolutionary committee, Hossein devises a plan to go undercover and map the smuggling ring from the inside. As the two men work their way deeper into the organization's structure, they begin dismantling it link by link — each takedown bringing new dangers. Faced with a choice between university and the committee, Hossein commits himself fully to the fight against drugs.
Cast & crew
The film features Parviz Parastavi and Asghar Mohebbi in central roles, supported by Manouchehr Oliaei, Hormoz Sirati, Mehdi Ariannejad, and Hossein Ma'loumi. Director Hosein Javanbakhsh draws on the ensemble to build a grounded, street-level portrait of the anti-drug campaign in early post-revolutionary Iran, giving the cast room to play working-class men navigating a corrupt underworld.
Context & significance
Released in 1987, Sazmane 4 belongs to a wave of Iranian social-action films that emerged in the years following the 1979 revolution, when cinema was actively enlisted to address social problems — drug trafficking chief among them. The Film Farsi tradition it draws from had deep popular roots, blending melodrama with action, and the post-revolutionary era redirected that energy toward themes of civic duty and moral resolve. For diaspora viewers who left Iran during or after the revolution, the film offers a time-capsule view of the social tensions and street realities of that period. The Ramsar-to-Tehran setting grounds the story in recognizable Iranian geography, and the committee backdrop speaks to the institutional landscape many viewers remember from their formative years.
Where & how to watch
Sazmane 4 is available on K-Time in its original Persian audio — no Persian dubbing or subtitles are available for this title. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone with no VPN needed and no geo-blocking. Cancel anytime.