Director: Shahram Maslakhi
Cast: Mehdi Hashemi, Mehdi Koushki, Leila Otadi, Mohammad-Reza Davoudnejad, Alireza Ostadi
Yagheh Sefidha is a 2023 Iranian comedy-family film directed by Shahram Maslakhi, running 85 minutes. The film follows a young man who discovers a startling truth about his absent father and must navigate the collision of two radically different worlds — one ordinary, one steeped in privilege and bureaucratic prestige.
What is Yagheh Sefidha about?
For years, a young Iranian man has grown up knowing almost nothing about his father. When chance brings the truth to light, he learns that his father is not a forgotten figure but a powerful, high-ranking official — the kind of man whose world operates by entirely different rules. Drawn by curiosity, ambition, or perhaps a son's instinct to finally know where he comes from, the young man steps into this polished, formal world for the first time. What he encounters is a society of pressed suits, careful words, and unspoken hierarchies that bears little resemblance to the life he has always known. The film builds its humor and heart through the friction between these two realities, asking whether family bonds can cross the distance that class and circumstance have carved between a father and son.
Cast & crew
Mehdi Hashemi, one of Iranian cinema's most recognizable veteran actors, heads the cast alongside Mehdi Koushki, Leila Otadi, Mohammad-Reza Davoudnejad, and Alireza Ostadi. The ensemble is drawn from experienced figures in Iranian domestic film and television, lending the production a familiar and trusted onscreen presence. Director Shahram Maslakhi steers the comedic rhythm with a light hand.
Context & significance
Iranian comedy-family films occupy a particular space in the diaspora's viewing habits — they offer a window into the everyday textures of life back home, from the social rituals around officialdom to the quietly understood class dynamics that shape Iranian society. Yagheh Sefidha (meaning roughly 'White Collars') taps into a rich comedic tradition built around the gap between ordinary people and the institutions that surround them. For Persian-speaking viewers abroad, watching a story about belonging, identity, and a father-son relationship set against the backdrop of bureaucratic Iran carries emotional weight that goes beyond the laughs. The film feels grounded in a recognizable Iranian social reality, making it an accessible and warm watch for the whole family.
Where & how to watch
Yagheh Sefidha is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Start streaming today and cancel anytime.