Director: pedram bahramifar
Cast: Nima Shahrokhshahi, Akbar Abdi, Mehdi Aminikhah
Tarat is a 2017 Iranian drama-crime film directed by Pedram Bahramifar, running 88 minutes. Originally produced as a television movie, it brings together a cast that includes Nima Shahrokhshahi, Akbar Abdi, and Mehdi Aminikhah in a tightly constructed narrative set in Iran.
What is Tarat about?
Tarat unfolds in the world of everyday Iranian life, where characters caught in difficult circumstances are forced to make choices that carry heavy moral weight. The story builds around a central conflict that exposes the fault lines between duty, loyalty, and survival. Without revealing where events lead, the film constructs its tension carefully, placing ordinary people in situations that demand extraordinary decisions. The drama is grounded and observational, reflecting the pressures of social and personal struggle that shape its characters. Each scene serves to deepen the audience's understanding of what drives these individuals and what they stand to lose.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Pedram Bahramifar and features Akbar Abdi, one of Iranian cinema's most recognizable character actors, known for his nuanced and naturalistic performances across decades of television and film work. He is joined by Nima Shahrokhshahi and Mehdi Aminikhah, both experienced figures in Iranian dramatic productions.
Context & significance
Iranian television films have long occupied a distinct and respected place in Persian-language storytelling — produced with cinematic attention to character and atmosphere yet shaped by the conventions of the TV medium. For diaspora viewers, these productions often carry the texture of daily Iranian life in ways that feel immediate and familiar: the interiors, the cadences, the weight of unspoken social codes. Tarat, as a drama-crime production from 2017, sits within a tradition of Iranian social realism that prioritizes human stakes over spectacle. Viewers who appreciate grounded Persian-language drama will find the film's pacing and character focus consistent with that lineage.
Where & how to watch
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