Director: Hamed Mesbahi, Omid Mesbahi
Cast: Ali Maraghi, Arman Aboohamzeh, Hamed Mesbahi Mahdi Radan, Omid mesbahi, Sahar Pirali
Tehran Daheye 70 is a 2023 Iranian comedy-theatre film co-directed by Hamed Mesbahi and Omid Mesbahi, set in a Tehran neighbourhood during the 1370s — the Persian calendar's equivalent of the 1990s — where a crumbling theatrical partnership becomes the spark for escalating, wildly inventive chaos.
What is Tehran Daheye 70 about?
Two business partners find themselves locked in a bitter dispute over ownership and control of a local theatre hall in one of Tehran's colourful 1990s neighbourhoods. When Pasha Daei, one of the partners, steps in to handle matters, his well-intentioned schemes and impulsive decisions only deepen the conflict rather than resolve it. What begins as a straightforward property squabble spirals outward, pulling in the neighbourhood's eccentric residents and exposing the particular social textures of that era. The comedy leans on mistaken expectations, bruised egos, and the gap between ambition and reality — revealing that this is no ordinary neighbourhood, and no ordinary dispute.
Cast & crew
The film is co-directed by Hamed Mesbahi and Omid Mesbahi, who also appear on screen alongside a cast that includes Ali Maraghi, Arman Aboohamzeh, Mahdi Radan, and Sahar Pirali. The ensemble brings an improvisational energy well suited to the film's theatrical comedy roots and its period Tehran setting.
Context & significance
For Iranian diaspora viewers, Tehran Daheye 70 taps a deep vein of nostalgia: the 1370s Shamsi decade was a formative era marked by particular fashions, street culture, and a distinctive urban humour that many Iranians who grew up in or near Tehran carry with them. Persian comedy rooted in neighbourhood life and theatrical misadventure has a long lineage in Iranian cinema and stage, from classic radio sketches to beloved sitcoms. Films that reconstruct that decade with affection and sharp comic observation resonate strongly with audiences who left Iran in their youth or whose parents did — the laughs arrive wrapped in recognition. Tehran Daheye 70 positions itself in that tradition: warm, slightly absurdist, grounded in real social dynamics.
Where & how to watch
Tehran Daheye 70 is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. You can stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Start watching anytime and cancel anytime.