Director: Reza Karimi
Cast: Hamid Farokhnejad, Saeid Poursamiy, Hadis Fouladvand, Shirin Bina, Laya Zangane
Tab is a 2013 Iranian drama film directed by Reza Karimi, exploring the tensions that arise when a young man from a devout religious family makes a marriage choice that conflicts with his family's values and expectations.
What is Tab about?
Mehran, the son of a strict religious household, falls for a young woman named Taraneh whose lifestyle and values stand at odds with everything his family holds sacred. Against his family's protests, he goes ahead with the marriage. The situation grows more fraught when Mehran's father returns home from a journey, forcing the household to confront long-suppressed disagreements about faith, tradition, and personal freedom. The story tracks how each family member navigates the resulting friction, and what the clash of worldviews ultimately costs them all.
Cast & crew
The film stars Hamid Farokhnejad and Saeid Poursamiy in central roles, alongside Hadis Fouladvand, Shirin Bina, Laya Zangane, Amin Hayaiy, and the veteran actor Daryush Arjmand. Director Reza Karimi assembles a cast drawn from established figures of Iranian cinema, lending the domestic drama a grounded, naturalistic texture.
Context & significance
Family-conflict dramas occupy a deep vein in Iranian cinema, often using the domestic space to examine broader social pressures — the pull between religious observance and individual choice, generational authority and personal autonomy. Tab situates itself within that tradition, focusing on a single household rather than grand social statements. For diaspora viewers, stories about parents returning home to discover a changed family landscape carry particular resonance, echoing real experiences of navigating different expectations across generations and borders.
Where & how to watch
Tab is available on K-Time with the original Persian-language audio. You can watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geographic restrictions, and you can cancel anytime.