Director: Hamed Tehrani
Cast: Alireza Ostadi, Alireza Savehdaroudi, Babak Noori, Behnoosh Bakhtiari, Ghazal Gholami
Shabe Avale Hejdah Salegi is a 2019 Iranian drama film directed by Hamed Tehrani, running 92 minutes. Set within the tension-filled boundaries of a Persian family, the film examines cycles of violence, silence, and consequence across generations.
What is Shabe Avale Hejdah Salegi about?
On the eve of a young person's eighteenth birthday, a long-buried family conflict erupts with sudden force. The story centers on a household where a pattern of domestic aggression has gone unchallenged over years, each act of silence compounding the pressure until a single night forces everyone to confront what they have chosen to ignore. The film traces how inaction becomes its own form of complicity, and how a family shaped by fear must reckon with choices made — and unmade — long before this pivotal night. Without revealing its outcome, the narrative builds toward a reckoning that feels both inevitable and quietly devastating.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Hamed Tehrani. The ensemble cast includes Alireza Ostadi, Alireza Savehdaroudi, Babak Noori, Behnoosh Bakhtiari, Ghazal Gholami, Mahdi Hosseinnia, Mahsa Akbari, and Masoumeh Rahmani. Together they anchor a chamber drama that depends on restrained, layered performances to convey what the script often leaves unspoken between family members.
Context & significance
Iranian cinema has long explored the interior life of the family as a lens on broader social pressures, and Shabe Avale Hejdah Salegi works squarely within that tradition. For diaspora viewers who grew up navigating the unwritten rules of Persian households — the obligation to keep peace, the weight of silence, the deference expected of younger family members — this film will feel immediately recognizable. The drama draws on the tension between loyalty and accountability that many Iranian families carry across generations and across borders. It is a film about what happens when the moment to act has already passed.
Where & how to watch
Shabe Avale Hejdah Salegi is available on K-Time in its original Persian audio. You can watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Cancel anytime.