Director: Arman Zarrinkoob
Cast: Babak Ansari, Reza Babak, Hamid Rashid
Tarke Amigh (ترک عمیق) is an Iranian drama film directed by Arman Zarrinkoob, marking his feature directorial debut. The film examines the inner world of an elderly man confronting the weight of solitude, the ghost of an old love, and the irreversible passage of time.
What is Tarke Amigh about?
An old man lives quietly at the edge of his remaining years, carrying memories he cannot release and emotions he has never learned to name. When fragments of a buried past resurface — perhaps a face, a letter, or an unexpected encounter — he is forced to examine what he left unresolved decades ago. The film unfolds slowly and deliberately, privileging interior states over external drama. Characters speak less than they feel, and silences carry as much meaning as dialogue. The story stays grounded in the psychological reality of late life, where the distance between what was wanted and what was lived becomes impossible to ignore.
Cast & crew
Director Arman Zarrinkoob brings a restrained, contemplative hand to his feature debut, resisting sentimentality in favour of close psychological observation. Lead actor Babak Ansari carries the film's emotional weight with understated precision. He is supported by Reza Babak and Hamid Rashid, both of whom bring lived-in authenticity to roles that demand stillness as much as expression.
Context & significance
Iranian cinema has long excelled at quiet, character-driven dramas that examine ordinary lives under pressure — a tradition running from Abbas Kiarostami through to a generation of newer voices. Tarke Amigh sits within this lineage, turning attention to a subject rarely centred in Persian popular culture: the inner life of the elderly. For diaspora viewers who carry their own generational distances and unfinished emotional histories, the film offers a rare occasion to see those experiences reflected on screen without simplification or false comfort.
Where & how to watch
Tarke Amigh is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start and cancel anytime.