Director: Mehdi Esmaeili
Cast: Baran Kosari, Atila Pesyani, Elham Shabani, Roya Javidnia, Yasna Mirtahmasb
Se Jeld is a 2025 Iranian drama-mystery film directed by Mehdi Esmaeili, running 79 minutes and featuring a compelling ensemble cast. The film probes the weight of long-held secrets and the moment a person chooses—at great personal cost—to finally break free from them.
What is Se Jeld about?
Mino has spent his entire life carrying something hidden, a burden so deeply embedded in his daily existence that it has quietly shaped every fear and every hesitation he has ever felt. The story opens as the pressure of this concealed truth reaches a breaking point. Faced with the impossibility of continuing as before, Mino arrives at a crossroads that will demand everything of him. The film follows the slow, careful unraveling of what that secret is and what it has cost the people around him, tracing the emotional aftermath of a decision whose consequences spread outward like ripples in still water.
Cast & crew
Director Mehdi Esmaeili guides an accomplished cast anchored by Baran Kosari and Atila Pesyani, both well-established figures in Iranian cinema. They are joined by Elham Shabani, Roya Javidnia, Yasna Mirtahmasb, Solmaz Ghani, Shahrokh Foroutanian, and Sarah Tavakoli — an ensemble that brings depth and nuance to a story built entirely on emotional restraint and hidden tension.
Context & significance
Iranian family dramas that center on secrets and their generational ripple effects have long resonated with Persian-speaking audiences both inside Iran and abroad. Se Jeld sits within that tradition, offering diaspora viewers a story that feels immediately recognizable — the silence maintained for decades, the weight carried alone, the moment truth collides with loyalty. For Iranian families scattered across North America, Europe, and Australia, films like this serve as quiet mirrors, reflecting experiences of concealment, identity, and the courage required to finally speak. The film's 2025 release makes it one of the freshest titles in this vein available for streaming outside Iran.
Where & how to watch
Se Jeld is available on K-Time in its original Persian audio. You can watch on the web, your Android TV, or your phone — no geo-blocking, no VPN needed. Start a subscription and cancel anytime.