Director: Ebrahim Sheibani
Cast: Shahab Hosseini, Hesam Manzour, Taranom Kermaniyan, Zari Khoshkam, Bahar Ghasemi
Talakhoon is a 2023 Iranian drama-crime film directed by Ebrahim Sheibani, starring Shahab Hosseini in a morally charged story about a young taekwondo athlete whose world fractures when she discovers that the person closest to her harbors a deadly secret.
What is Talakhoon about?
A driven young woman has dedicated her life to competitive taekwondo, training relentlessly as the national championship draws near. On the cusp of what should be her greatest moment, she stumbles upon a truth she cannot unsee: the man she shares her home with is a murderer. Caught between loyalty, fear, and the weight of knowing, she must decide how to act before the secret consumes everything around her. The film follows her internal collapse and cautious maneuvering as two worlds — the discipline of sport and the chaos of crime — collide without warning inside the same four walls.
Cast & crew
Shahab Hosseini, one of Iran's most respected and internationally recognized actors, leads the cast, bringing the measured intensity the role demands. He is joined by Hesam Manzour, Taranom Kermaniyan, Zari Khoshkam, Bahar Ghasemi, Mohammad Zareiy, and Mehdi Mehrabi. Director Ebrahim Sheibani orchestrates a tight ensemble in what is his 2023 feature.
Context & significance
Iranian crime-drama has long used domestic spaces as the site of moral rupture — where ordinary lives crack open under the pressure of hidden violence. Talakhoon fits squarely within that tradition while threading in the world of competitive taekwondo, a sport with deep roots in Iranian youth culture and national pride. For diaspora viewers, the film offers something familiar: a portrait of young Iranian women navigating systems — family, sport, law — that rarely make room for them on their own terms. The sport setting gives the film physical urgency, while the crime plot supplies the psychological weight that defines the best of contemporary Iranian genre filmmaking.
Where & how to watch
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