Vaghti Hame Khab Boodand — in Persian beshe tamasha kard?

Yes. The film plays in its original Farsi audio on K-Time. English subtitles may be available depending on your device; check the player options after pressing play.

Director of 'When Everybody Was Asleep' koja didam?

Fereidoun Hasanpour directed this 2006 Iranian drama. You can watch it in full on K-Time without any regional restrictions.

Golab Adineh dar in film naghsh dare?

Yes. Golab Adineh is part of the main cast alongside Mohammad Reza Forutan, Ghazal Shakeri, and Nazanin Farahani in this village drama about faith and a lifelong promise.

Is this a religious film or a general drama — baraye hame monasebe?

It is a human drama at its core. The Hajj pilgrimage is the emotional engine, but the story is really about loss, loyalty, and late-life perseverance — accessible to all Iranian drama fans.

Vaghti hame Khab boodand

Name: Vaghti hame Khab boodand
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006
Duration: 104 min
Cast: Mohammad Reza Forutan, Golab Adineh, Ghazal Shakeri, Nazanin Farahani

Director: Fereidoun Hasanpour

Cast: Mohammad Reza Forutan, Golab Adineh, Ghazal Shakeri, Nazanin Farahani

Vaghti Hame Khab Boodand (When Everybody Was Asleep) is a 2006 Iranian drama film directed by Fereidoun Hasanpour, following an aging village midwife whose lifelong dream of completing the Hajj pilgrimage remains the one promise her late husband never had the chance to keep.

What is Vaghti hame Khab boodand about?

Bibi has spent her whole life in a small village, bringing new lives into the world as the beloved local midwife. Decades ago her husband pledged that one day they would travel together to Mecca, a vow she carried close long after he died. Now elderly and slowing, she finds herself at last on the cusp of fulfilling that sacred journey — only to discover that age and circumstance place unexpected obstacles in her path. The film tracks her quiet determination against the rhythms of rural Iranian life, asking how faith and duty sustain a person through grief and time.

Cast & crew

Mohammad Reza Forutan, one of Iranian cinema's most recognizable faces, appears alongside the esteemed Golab Adineh, a veteran of stage and screen whose restrained performances have defined multiple generations of Iranian drama. Ghazal Shakeri and Nazanin Farahani round out the ensemble, bringing warmth to the village community surrounding Bibi.

Context & significance

Iranian cinema has long returned to the figure of the devout, resilient village elder — a character whose inner life carries the moral weight of the story while the world around her seems indifferent. Vaghti Hame Khab Boodand belongs to that tradition: quiet, observational, rooted in the rhythms of faith and rural community. For diaspora viewers, it offers a recognizable portrait of the Iran many left behind — small lanes, communal bonds, and a generation for whom a promise made to a spouse was a promise kept to God. The film's 104-minute pace rewards patience, and the Hajj aspiration at its center resonates across the Muslim Iranian diaspora regardless of where they now live.

Where & how to watch

Vaghti Hame Khab Boodand is available on K-Time in its original Persian audio. Watch on a browser, Android TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Cancel anytime.