Director: Ali Asgari
Cast: Sadaf Asgari, Ghazal Shojaei, Babak Karimi, Amirreza Ranjbaran, Nahal Dashti
Ta Farda is a 2022 Iranian drama film directed by Ali Asgari, co-produced between France, Iran, and Qatar. Running 86 minutes, the film follows a young woman navigating a single desperate night in Tehran, where one secret threatens to unravel everything she has carefully kept hidden from her family.
What is Ta Farda about?
University student Fereshteh finds herself in an impossible situation when her parents announce an unplanned visit — the same night she is concealing a newborn she cannot yet explain to them. With hours to act and nowhere safe to turn, she reaches out to her loyal friend Atefeh. The two young women set out across the city in the dark, moving between doors that may or may not open, testing the limits of old friendships and new risks. Tehran at night becomes both obstacle and accomplice as the pair quietly negotiates who can truly be trusted, and at what cost, before morning light forces the truth.
Cast & crew
Director Ali Asgari brings a precise and restrained sensibility to the film. Lead actress Sadaf Asgari carries the weight of nearly every scene with measured intensity. The supporting cast includes Ghazal Shojaei as the steadfast friend Atefeh, Babak Karimi in a key adult role, and Amirreza Ranjbaran, Nahal Dashti, Mohammad Heidari, Pardis Shiravani, and Javad Nazari in roles that round out the nocturnal world Fereshteh and Atefeh move through.
Context & significance
Ta Farda belongs to a tradition of socially alert Iranian cinema that uses intimate, real-time storytelling to expose the pressures young women face within conservative family structures. For diaspora viewers who grew up navigating dual expectations — the public and the private, the family-facing self and the life lived quietly elsewhere — the film will feel immediately recognizable. Asgari places his camera close and his plot tight, allowing the audience to feel the clock ticking alongside his protagonist. The co-production with France and Qatar signals the international attention Iranian independent film continues to attract, even as its subjects remain deeply rooted in lived Tehran experience.
Where & how to watch
Ta Farda is available to stream on K-Time with Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Subscribe and cancel anytime.